Bishop Luffa School, Chichester

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,520.62

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.4%

of income

In-year balance

+4.2%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

30 November 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.52.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.77.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)59.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.31.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,579

Capacity

1,520 (104%)

Free school meals

10.1%

English additional lang.

6.4%

Ethnicity

White British 80.6%Asian 3.6%Black 1.1%Mixed 5.8%Chinese 0.6%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

89.5

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

17.6

Mean salary

£49,330

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

16.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.6%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

2024/25 · 1,243 pupils