Steyning Grammar School

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Flags

4

1 high

Overall absence at 10.2%Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudesWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,163.04

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.8%

of income

In-year balance

+1.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 22.9%.

Overall absence at 9.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

25 April 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

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 46.48.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.72.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)49.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.56.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,944

Capacity

2,455 (79%)

Free school meals

13.5%

English additional lang.

2.9%

Ethnicity

White British 83.8%Asian 1.2%Black 1.4%Mixed 4.9%Chinese 0.9%Other 0.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

119.4

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

16.3

Mean salary

£49,847

Turnover

Vacancy rate

2.5%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

27.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.6%

Unauthorised absence

2.7%

2024/25 · 1,710 pupils