Blenheim High School

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Flags

3

0 high

Overall absence at 9.0%In-year deficit of 3.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,843.52

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.6%

of income

In-year balance

-3.1%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 9.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.

In-year deficit of 3.1%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 30.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

30 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.49.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.70.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)47.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.26.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,394

Capacity

1,500 (93%)

Free school meals

15.8%

English additional lang.

10.8%

Ethnicity

White British 68.2%Asian 5.9%Black 2.5%Mixed 9.6%Chinese 1.1%Other 2.2%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

49.9

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

27.9

Mean salary

£50,590

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.1%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

26.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.8%

Unauthorised absence

3.3%

2024/25 · 1,228 pupils