Bowland High

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,313.56

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+7.6%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 December 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.47.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.70.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)42.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.34.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

615

Capacity

575 (107%)

Free school meals

8.5%

English additional lang.

2.4%

Ethnicity

White British 92.8%Asian 1.2%Mixed 2.4%Other 0.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

34.1

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

18.0

Mean salary

£51,452

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

17.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.1%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 625 pupils