Meade Hill School

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Flags

2

2 high

Overall absence at 34.2%Overall absence at 34.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£23,750.48

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

61.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

1.9%

of income

In-year balance

-5.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 34.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 34.2%.

Overall absence at 34.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 34.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

27 March 2018 · 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 46.6.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.3.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)1.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.0.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

195

Capacity

207 (94%)

Free school meals

71.3%

English additional lang.

3.1%

Ethnicity

White British 67.2%Black 8.7%Mixed 21.1%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

28.0

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

7.0

Mean salary

£50,062

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

34.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

75.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

17.6%

Unauthorised absence

17.1%

2024/25 · 201 pupils