Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

URN 137013·Secondary·Academy converter·Bridge Academy Trust·Compare

Flags

3

1 high

Overall absence at 10.3%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudesOverall absence at 9.6%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,546.44

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+7.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.

Overall absence at 9.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

11 July 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

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 46.44.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.61.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)37.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.33.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,255

Capacity

1,500 (84%)

Free school meals

17.8%

English additional lang.

6.4%

Ethnicity

White British 85.4%Asian 1.3%Black 1.9%Mixed 4.6%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.3%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

66.5

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

18.9

Mean salary

£54,522

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

3.5%

2024/25 · 1,101 pupils