Orchard School Bristol

URN 138448·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Amplify Education·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.9%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,865.49

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

61.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+10.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 29.8%, vacancy rate 3.1%.

Overall absence at 9.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

20 October 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

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 46.44.7

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.65.0%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)48.6%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.53.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

947

Capacity

1,080 (88%)

Free school meals

43.6%

English additional lang.

29.3%

Ethnicity

White British 51.1%Asian 9.9%Black 13.3%Mixed 11.1%Chinese 0.8%Other 3.1%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

60.2

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

15.7

Mean salary

£46,372

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

10.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.1%

2024/25 · 991 pupils