Carlton Bolling

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Flags

2

0 high

Overall absence at 8.2%Overall absence at 8.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,342.07

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

31.3%

of income

In-year balance

+12.1%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.2%

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

Overall absence at 8.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

11 October 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Outstanding
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 46.44.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.63.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)44.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.46.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,630

Capacity

1,524 (107%)

Free school meals

41.3%

English additional lang.

59.3%

Ethnicity

White British 1.5%Asian 81.2%Black 2.7%Mixed 4.5%Other 2.5%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

123.2

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

13.2

Mean salary

£45,618

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.3%

Unauthorised absence

6.6%

2024/25 · 1,684 pupils