Court Fields School

URN 140416·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Blackdown Education Partnership·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Overall absence at 8.9%Overall absence at 9.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,898.5

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

14.3%

of income

In-year balance

+4.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.9%

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

Overall absence at 9.0%

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

22 March 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

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 46.42.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.68.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)43.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.22.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

826

Capacity

860 (96%)

Free school meals

22.3%

English additional lang.

8.6%

Ethnicity

White British 86.0%Asian 2.3%Black 2.4%Mixed 2.7%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.8%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

50.2

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

16.5

Mean salary

£48,725

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

21.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.5%

Unauthorised absence

3.5%

2024/25 · 852 pupils