South Craven School

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Overall absence at 8.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,520.28

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

24.5%

of income

In-year balance

-0.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

2 February 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

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 46.47.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.67.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)40.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.15.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,860

Capacity

1,769 (105%)

Free school meals

16.3%

English additional lang.

3.2%

Ethnicity

White British 87.2%Asian 6.7%Black 0.3%Mixed 3.2%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.9%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

96.7

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

19.2

Mean salary

£48,239

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

24.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

2024/25 · 1,548 pupils