Borden Grammar School

URN 137800·Secondary·Academy converter·Borden Grammar School Trust·Compare

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,229.44

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

17.7%

of income

In-year balance

+0.2%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

12 November 2013 · 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 46.63.2

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.93.5%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)83.1%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.64.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

928

Capacity

949 (98%)

Free school meals

11.1%

English additional lang.

10.2%

Ethnicity

White British 70.4%Asian 4.2%Black 11.8%Mixed 5.9%Chinese 0.8%Other 0.3%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

53.1

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

17.5

Mean salary

£50,774

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

6.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

2024/25 · 717 pupils