The Charles Dickens School

URN 144015·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Barton Court Academy Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,628.8

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

9.1%

of income

In-year balance

+10.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.5%.

Overall absence at 9.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

28 March 2023 · 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 46.42.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.55.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)28.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.18.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,113

Capacity

1,104 (101%)

Free school meals

40.1%

English additional lang.

8.2%

Ethnicity

White British 82.9%Asian 0.9%Black 1.0%Mixed 4.9%Chinese 0.2%Other 1.3%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

64.2

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

17.3

Mean salary

£56,905

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.

27.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.5%

Unauthorised absence

6.3%

2024/25 · 1,144 pupils