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Bournemouth School

URN 137452·Secondary·Academy converter·Bournemouth School·Compare

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Staff costs at 78.9% of income
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,197.56

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

24.6%

of income

In-year balance

+1.7%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 78.9% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

27 February 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
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 46.74.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.98.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)96.0%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.90.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,284

Capacity

1,100 (117%)

Free school meals

6.6%

English additional lang.

13.2%

Ethnicity

White British 56.6%Asian 13.6%Black 1.4%Mixed 10.6%Chinese 3.6%Other 3.4%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

68.4

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

18.8

Mean salary

£53,738

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

1.4%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

10.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.3%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 921 pupils