Futures Institute Banbury

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Flags

3

2 high

Overall absence at 10.5%Overall absence at 11.5%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£4,836.07

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+10.8%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.

Overall absence at 11.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 34.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

26 April 2017 · S5 Inspection

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 46.41.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.63.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)38.3%
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

121

Capacity

300 (40%)

Free school meals

31.2%

English additional lang.

20.7%

Ethnicity

White British 57.9%Asian 10.8%Black 5.8%Mixed 10.0%Chinese 0.8%Other 1.7%

Age range: 1418

Workforce

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

3.0

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

40.3

Mean salary

£69,249

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.7%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

2024/25 · 98 pupils