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Camborne Science and International Academy

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Overall absence at 10.3%Staff costs at 80.0% of incomeIn-year deficit of 3.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,172.05

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

80.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.9%

of income

In-year balance

-3.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.

Staff costs at 80.0% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.0%.

In-year deficit of 3.2%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.2% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

23 January 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

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 46.49.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)46.7%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.21.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,783

Capacity

1,625 (110%)

Free school meals

26.1%

English additional lang.

4.3%

Ethnicity

White British 88.1%Asian 1.0%Black 1.1%Mixed 2.6%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.5%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

116.9

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

15.3

Mean salary

£50,648

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

7.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

20.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

3.3%

2024/25 · 1,635 pupils

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