St Cuthbert's High School

URN 137900·Secondary·Academy converter·Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust·Compare

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1 high

Overall absence at 10.1%Overall absence at 8.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,918.15

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

66.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

51.4%

of income

In-year balance

+1.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.

Overall absence at 8.1%

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

6 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.49.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.7%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)51.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.60.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,211

Capacity

1,207 (100%)

Free school meals

40.2%

English additional lang.

36.8%

Ethnicity

White British 42.7%Asian 30.5%Black 12.6%Mixed 5.1%Chinese 1.4%Other 2.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

83.9

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

14.4

Mean salary

£50,863

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.

22.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

2024/25 · 1,072 pupils