Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy

URN 148589·Secondary·Free schools·Birmingham Diocesan Multi-academy Trust·Compare

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3

2 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 10.9%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,735.95

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

63.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+22.5%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 35.6%, sickness 10.0 days.

Overall absence at 10.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

21 May 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

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

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

749

Capacity

1,150 (65%)

Free school meals

43.4%

English additional lang.

11.9%

Ethnicity

White British 62.1%Asian 9.8%Black 6.7%Mixed 13.4%Chinese 1.1%Other 1.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

47.6

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

15.7

Mean salary

£50,696

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

35.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.6%

Unauthorised absence

4.3%

2024/25 · 796 pupils