Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School

URN 138834·Secondary·Academy converter·Brentwood Ursuline Convent High School·Compare

Flags

0 high

Staff costs at 80.5% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.5%Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,626.95

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

80.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.0%

of income

In-year balance

-3.5%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 80.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.5%.

In-year deficit of 3.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 March 2023 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

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 46.61.0

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.92.2%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)77.8%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.42.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,013

Capacity

1,047 (97%)

Free school meals

10.3%

English additional lang.

10.1%

Ethnicity

White British 34.9%Asian 6.4%Black 38.7%Mixed 7.1%Chinese 0.3%Other 3.1%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

61.8

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

16.4

Mean salary

£53,083

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

1.6%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

13.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 872 pupils