Oak Lodge School

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2

2 high

Staff costs at 82.0% of incomeOverall absence at 11.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£35,527.64

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

82.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+1.6%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 82.0% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.0%.

Overall absence at 11.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

4 December 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

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

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

188

Capacity

200 (94%)

Free school meals

45.8%

English additional lang.

36.7%

Ethnicity

White British 26.1%Asian 10.1%Black 22.3%Mixed 15.5%Chinese 0.5%Other 9.0%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

30.3

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

6.2

Mean salary

£50,601

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

33.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

10.6%

Unauthorised absence

0.4%

2024/25 · 124 pupils

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