Foxford Community School

URN 146436·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Castle Phoenix Trust·Compare

Flags

4

2 high

Overall absence at 10.9%Overall absence at 11.0%Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,554.63

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+8.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.9%

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

Overall absence at 11.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 32.9%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

6 December 2022 · Academy First Section 5

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 46.41.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.64.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)37.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.16.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,060

Capacity

1,035 (102%)

Free school meals

39.3%

English additional lang.

40.8%

Ethnicity

White British 37.2%Asian 27.4%Black 8.1%Mixed 9.0%Chinese 0.1%Other 3.6%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

64.3

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

16.5

Mean salary

£51,214

Turnover

Vacancy rate

4.5%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

32.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.5%

Unauthorised absence

5.4%

2024/25 · 1,005 pupils