Darwen Aldridge Enterprise Studio

URN 139924·Secondary·Studio schools·Aldridge Education·Compare

Flags

2

2 high

Overall absence at 14.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,847.01

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-4.7%

of income

In-year balance

+4.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 14.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.2%, sickness 13.6 days.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

25 March 2015 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit

Leadership & management

Good

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 46.34.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.49.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)27.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.0.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

264

Capacity

300 (88%)

Free school meals

42.9%

English additional lang.

2.3%

Ethnicity

White British 92.4%Asian 1.5%Mixed 2.3%Other 0.8%

Age range: 1319

Workforce

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

19.4

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

13.6

Mean salary

£49,090

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

18.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

56.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.6%

Unauthorised absence

10.6%

2024/25 · 213 pupils