Sawston Village College

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Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,765.92

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

66.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+4.5%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

6 November 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

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 46.55.5

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.75.2%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)61.3%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.53.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,194

Capacity

1,140 (105%)

Free school meals

15.7%

English additional lang.

12.1%

Ethnicity

White British 67.3%Asian 7.2%Black 1.0%Mixed 7.3%Chinese 3.3%Other 0.8%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

61.3

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

19.5

Mean salary

£48,385

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

7.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

17.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

2024/25 · 1,216 pupils