Caludon Castle School

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,080.98

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

22.8%

of income

In-year balance

+2.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

26 January 2016 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit

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 46.46.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.62.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)41.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.26.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,514

Capacity

1,445 (105%)

Free school meals

19.7%

English additional lang.

20.3%

Ethnicity

White British 57.5%Asian 19.7%Black 8.0%Mixed 5.6%Chinese 0.6%Other 1.7%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

94.2

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

16.1

Mean salary

£48,042

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.1%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

2024/25 · 1,267 pupils