High Park School

URN 143533·Not applicable·Academy special sponsor led·Carlton Academy Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 11.6%Staff costs at 87.5% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.6%Workforce pressure indicatorsPersistent absence at 25.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2020Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£34,974.36

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

87.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

2.3%

of income

In-year balance

-1.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.6%

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

Staff costs at 87.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.5%.

In-year deficit of 1.6%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 8.1 days.

Persistent absence at 25.5%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

28 January 2020 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

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.
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

120

Capacity

100 (120%)

Free school meals

44.4%

English additional lang.

24.2%

Ethnicity

White British 34.2%Asian 50.0%Black 3.3%Mixed 6.7%Other 2.5%

Age range: 319

Workforce

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

14.2

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

8.5

Mean salary

£49,160

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

25.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 94 pupils