Hazelbeck Special School

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Flags

3

2 high

Overall absence at 11.6%Overall absence at 13.2%Staff costs at 78.5% of income
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£28,838.71

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

21.3%

of income

In-year balance

+7.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.

Overall absence at 13.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.

Staff costs at 78.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

25 February 2015 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

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

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

158

Capacity

140 (113%)

Free school meals

30.9%

English additional lang.

41.1%

Ethnicity

White British 39.9%Asian 53.1%Black 0.6%Mixed 2.6%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

18.6

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

8.5

Mean salary

£51,475

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

37.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

9.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.9%

2024/25 · 111 pupils