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Kingsway Park High School

URN 148790·Secondary·Academy converter·Altus Education Partnership·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,746.46

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+15.3%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 22.5%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 30.1%.

Overall absence at 9.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

24 September 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 46.35.3
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.34.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)18.3%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.18.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,320

Capacity

1,330 (99%)

Free school meals

47.9%

English additional lang.

39.6%

Ethnicity

White British 17.4%Asian 56.7%Black 5.5%Mixed 4.2%Chinese 0.2%Other 1.8%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

79.8

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

16.6

Mean salary

£49,280

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

3.6%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

9.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.0%

Unauthorised absence

5.7%

2024/25 · 1,402 pupils

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