Lode Heath School

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Flags

3

1 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.0%Overall absence at 8.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,083.33

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

24.4%

of income

In-year balance

+10.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.4%, vacancy rate 6.0%.

Overall absence at 9.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.

Overall absence at 8.5%

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

5 March 2019 · S5 Inspection

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 46.50.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.73.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)46.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.49.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,155

Capacity

1,115 (104%)

Free school meals

23.8%

English additional lang.

15.1%

Ethnicity

White British 59.4%Asian 22.1%Black 1.9%Mixed 6.7%Chinese 4.0%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

63.8

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

18.1

Mean salary

£49,447

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.5%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

23.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.8%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

2024/25 · 1,173 pupils