Colne Park High School

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Flags

3

2 high

Overall absence at 10.9%Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,852.13

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

14.9%

of income

In-year balance

+8.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.9%

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 21.6%, sickness 8.1 days.

Overall absence at 9.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

3 November 2015 · Maintained Academy and School Short 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 46.38.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.59.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)37.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.62.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,031

Capacity

1,075 (96%)

Free school meals

30.9%

English additional lang.

3.9%

Ethnicity

White British 86.5%Asian 2.6%Black 0.3%Mixed 3.5%Chinese 0.5%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

62.0

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

16.6

Mean salary

£51,347

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

30.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.6%

Unauthorised absence

4.9%

2024/25 · 1,081 pupils