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Bishop Young Church of England Academy

URN 144809·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Abbey Multi Academy Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 12.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,654.15

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

63.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

20.1%

of income

In-year balance

+12.7%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 12.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

19 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.36.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.50.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)31.2%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.11.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

780

Capacity

900 (87%)

Free school meals

53.8%

English additional lang.

50.4%

Ethnicity

White British 26.8%Asian 17.4%Black 30.8%Mixed 4.7%Chinese 0.8%Other 4.6%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

50.6

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

15.4

Mean salary

£47,915

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

12.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

33.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.8%

Unauthorised absence

7.3%

2024/25 · 864 pupils

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