Highfield Middle School

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Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,713.93

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

12.2%

of income

In-year balance

+7.2%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 8.4 days.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

10 July 2018 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)66.0%

Expected standard (writing)70.0%

Expected standard (maths)72.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.55.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

358

Capacity

480 (75%)

Free school meals

32.7%

English additional lang.

1.7%

Ethnicity

White British 93.0%Asian 1.1%Mixed 2.5%Other 0.3%

Age range: 9–13

Workforce

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

21.8

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

16.4

Mean salary

£49,167

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

14.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

2024/25 · 369 pupils

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