Kingdown School

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Overall absence at 8.5%Staff costs at 79.0% of incomeOverall absence at 9.5%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,830.81

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

79.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-0.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.

Staff costs at 79.0% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.0%.

Overall absence at 9.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

10 July 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.42.8

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.56.1%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)29.9%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.18.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,403

Capacity

1,668 (84%)

Free school meals

20.6%

English additional lang.

5.2%

Ethnicity

White British 79.5%Asian 1.6%Black 1.4%Mixed 3.5%Chinese 0.2%Other 1.1%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

92.3

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

15.2

Mean salary

£53,043

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

9.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

23.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.7%

Unauthorised absence

3.8%

2024/25 · 1,269 pupils

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