Burford School

URN 138289·Secondary·Academy converter·Burford School·Compare

Flags

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Overall absence at 8.4%Overall absence at 9.6%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2014Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,914.44

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

66.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.5%

of income

In-year balance

+3.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.4%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.

Overall absence at 9.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

1 October 2014 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

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 46.52.4

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.80.8%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)59.6%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.28.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,443

Capacity

1,400 (103%)

Free school meals

12.6%

English additional lang.

3.6%

Ethnicity

White British 53.4%Asian 0.7%Black 0.7%Mixed 3.5%Other 0.2%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

83.0

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

17.4

Mean salary

£48,121

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

1.2%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

7.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

17.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

2024/25 · 1,188 pupils