Darwen Vale High School

URN 141321·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Aldridge Education·Compare

Flags

2

1 high

Overall absence at 11.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,692.95

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

66.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

19.2%

of income

In-year balance

+10.8%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 21.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

30 January 2024 · 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 46.43.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.57.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)40.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.10.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,071

Capacity

1,200 (89%)

Free school meals

31.4%

English additional lang.

4.8%

Ethnicity

White British 89.2%Asian 1.6%Black 0.3%Mixed 1.2%Chinese 0.3%Other 2.5%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

60.4

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

17.7

Mean salary

£46,080

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

29.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.0%

Unauthorised absence

5.2%

2024/25 · 1,106 pupils