Caroline Chisholm School

URN 137089·All-through·Academy converter·Caroline Chisholm Education Trust·Compare

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0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsIn-year deficit of 2.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2020Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,677.94

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.3%

of income

In-year balance

-2.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.3%.

In-year deficit of 2.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.8% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

21 January 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.50.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.77.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)57.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.86.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

2,134

Capacity

2,002 (107%)

Free school meals

12.1%

English additional lang.

14.0%

Ethnicity

White British 60.2%Asian 8.9%Black 9.7%Mixed 8.4%Chinese 1.4%Other 0.5%

Age range: 418

Workforce

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

109.5

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

19.5

Mean salary

£50,085

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.9%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

17.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.5%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 1,797 pupils