Bishopshalt School

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Staff costs at 88.3% of incomeIn-year deficit of 7.5%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2012Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,972.14

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

88.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

18.1%

of income

In-year balance

-7.5%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 88.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.3%.

In-year deficit of 7.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.5% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

8 February 2012 · 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 46.58.7

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.85.4%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)70.8%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.94.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,294

Capacity

1,311 (99%)

Free school meals

26.6%

English additional lang.

32.9%

Ethnicity

White British 22.4%Asian 29.6%Black 11.4%Mixed 15.5%Chinese 0.7%Other 10.7%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

79.6

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

16.3

Mean salary

£61,967

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.8%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 971 pupils