Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy

URN 137296·Secondary·Academy converter·Bishop Rawstorne Church of England Academy Trust·Compare

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,597.32

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

25.1%

of income

In-year balance

+2.4%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 November 2021 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

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 46.59.3

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.87.5%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)71.9%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.67.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

963

Capacity

930 (104%)

Free school meals

8.4%

English additional lang.

0.7%

Ethnicity

White British 93.8%Asian 0.3%Black 0.3%Mixed 3.4%Chinese 0.6%Other 0.2%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

60.4

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

15.9

Mean salary

£51,403

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

10.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.9%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

2024/25 · 974 pupils