Castle Newnham School

URN 151042·Secondary·Academy converter·Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsStaff costs at 80.6% of income
Finance: 2025/26Ofsted: Sept 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£3,034.3

2024/25

Staff costs % of income

80.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.6%

of income

In-year balance

+1.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 19.8%.

Staff costs at 80.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

25 September 2018 · S5 Inspection

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 46.42.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.62.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)34.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.87.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

750

Capacity

750 (100%)

Free school meals

19.7%

English additional lang.

21.1%

Ethnicity

White British 57.7%Asian 7.7%Black 6.0%Mixed 12.0%Chinese 0.3%Other 1.1%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

46.1

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

16.3

Mean salary

£40,565

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

23.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.1%

Unauthorised absence

2.5%

2024/25 · 769 pupils