Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School

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5

3 high

Overall absence at 10.1%Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 10.3%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & managementIn-year deficit of 1.4%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,828.8

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-4.5%

of income

In-year balance

-1.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 43.7%, sickness 10.4 days.

Overall absence at 10.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

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

In-year deficit of 1.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

20 June 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)54.0%
Expected standard (writing)40.0%
Expected standard (maths)46.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.27.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

349

Capacity

450 (78%)

Free school meals

36.1%

English additional lang.

2.3%

Ethnicity

White British 92.8%Asian 1.2%Black 1.1%Mixed 2.1%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.9%

Age range: 913

Workforce

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

11.3

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

30.9

Mean salary

£41,559

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

29.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

5.1%

2024/25 · 359 pupils