Bishop Fox's School

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Overall absence at 8.6%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,629.05

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

18.6%

of income

In-year balance

+8.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

18 April 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.46.9

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.71.2%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)44.7%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.36.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,109

Capacity

1,200 (92%)

Free school meals

21.6%

English additional lang.

21.4%

Ethnicity

White British 72.5%Asian 5.4%Black 3.3%Mixed 4.0%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.3%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

59.0

Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

18.8

Mean salary

£50,740

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

7.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

19.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.1%

Unauthorised absence

2.3%

2024/25 · 1,132 pupils