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Blacon High School, A Specialist Sports College

URN 111396·Secondary·Foundation school·Blacon High School Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 82.3% of incomeOverall absence at 14.6%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementIn-year deficit of 3.4%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,022.55

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

80.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-10.8%

of income

In-year balance

-1.7%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 82.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.3%.

Overall absence at 14.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.6%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

In-year deficit of 3.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 16.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
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 46.33.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.36.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)17.3%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.8.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

705

Capacity

750 (94%)

Free school meals

47.2%

English additional lang.

7.5%

Ethnicity

White British 87.9%Asian 0.9%Black 2.5%Mixed 2.3%Other 0.7%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

54.3

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

13.0

Mean salary

£49,638

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

14.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

43.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

8.0%

Unauthorised absence

6.7%

2024/25 · 732 pupils