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Burntwood School

URN 139842·Secondary·Academy converter·Burntwood Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 8.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,084.47

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

19.7%

of income

In-year balance

-0.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

11 May 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection

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 46.49.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.71.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)49.4%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.85.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,472

Capacity

1,965 (75%)

Free school meals

26.8%

English additional lang.

64.7%

Ethnicity

White British 9.1%Asian 31.1%Black 24.4%Mixed 14.8%Chinese 0.3%Other 10.3%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

83.6

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

17.6

Mean salary

£63,885

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

8.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

25.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.9%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25 · 1,094 pupils