St Richard Reynolds Catholic High School

URN 149297·Secondary·Academy converter·Ascension Catholic Academy Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,406.11

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

16.3%

of income

In-year balance

+1.1%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

27 March 2019 · Exempt School Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding
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 46.61.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.89.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)72.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.49.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,140

Capacity

1,080 (106%)

Free school meals

8.6%

English additional lang.

32.8%

Ethnicity

White British 51.7%Asian 4.5%Black 2.1%Mixed 9.6%Chinese 0.9%Other 2.7%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

66.4

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

17.2

Mean salary

£54,457

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

8.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.9%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 909 pupils