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Bishop Perowne CofE College

URN 138107·Secondary·Academy converter·Bishop Perowne Church of England College·Compare

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Overall absence at 11.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,908.36

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.9%

of income

In-year balance

+5.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

5 March 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

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 46.40.3
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.49.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)30.3%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.56.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,168

Capacity

1,200 (97%)

Free school meals

32.7%

English additional lang.

18.0%

Ethnicity

White British 70.5%Asian 7.7%Black 3.4%Mixed 5.6%Chinese 0.1%Other 1.5%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

58.8

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

19.9

Mean salary

£53,692

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

11.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

29.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.4%

Unauthorised absence

5.1%

2024/25 · 1,203 pupils