John F Kennedy Catholic School

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Overall absence at 8.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2012Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,522.73

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

8.1%

of income

In-year balance

+1.9%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

18 October 2012 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

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 46.47.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.75.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)54.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.16.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,078

Capacity

1,243 (87%)

Free school meals

13.9%

English additional lang.

24.0%

Ethnicity

White British 51.3%Asian 6.8%Black 11.0%Mixed 8.6%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

62.6

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

17.2

Mean salary

£50,377

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

15.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 909 pupils