Bohunt School Worthing

URN 140424·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Bohunt Education Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,772.28

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.3%

of income

In-year balance

-0.6%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 16.9%, vacancy rate 3.6%.

Overall absence at 8.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

19 September 2018 · Academy First Section 5

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 46.46.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.67.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)44.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.53.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

897

Capacity

922 (97%)

Free school meals

17.6%

English additional lang.

14.9%

Ethnicity

White British 74.4%Asian 7.2%Black 2.1%Mixed 6.6%Chinese 1.6%Other 1.0%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

50.8

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

17.7

Mean salary

£49,723

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.9%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

23.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.5%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

2024/25 · 947 pupils