Reddish Vale High School

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Overall absence at 11.7%Inadequate — Quality of education, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 12.1%Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,384.02

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

5.8%

of income

In-year balance

+5.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.

Inadequate — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Overall absence at 12.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 16.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Inadequate

19 June 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Inadequate

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Inadequate
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 46.37.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.40.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)25.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.26.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,027

Capacity

1,350 (76%)

Free school meals

43.7%

English additional lang.

7.3%

Ethnicity

White British 80.1%Asian 2.7%Black 2.4%Mixed 5.5%Chinese 0.5%Other 1.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

62.3

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

16.5

Mean salary

£46,192

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

31.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.4%

Unauthorised absence

6.6%

2024/25 · 1,080 pupils

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