St Katherine's School

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Flags

2

0 high

Overall absence at 9.6%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,861.97

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.1%

of income

In-year balance

+8.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 9.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

8 December 2021 · 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 46.50.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)47.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.23.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

998

Capacity

1,001 (100%)

Free school meals

23.2%

English additional lang.

11.5%

Ethnicity

White British 79.4%Asian 2.8%Black 3.7%Mixed 7.5%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.7%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

53.3

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

18.7

Mean salary

£50,971

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.7%

Unauthorised absence

3.1%

2024/25 · 917 pupils