The Costello School

URN 138287·Secondary·Academy converter·Bohunt Education Trust·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,030.45

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

12.9%

of income

In-year balance

+3.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 28.8%.

Overall absence at 8.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

9 November 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

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 46.47.3
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.69.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)49.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.80.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,222

Capacity

1,120 (109%)

Free school meals

16.2%

English additional lang.

14.8%

Ethnicity

White British 65.5%Asian 7.6%Black 5.5%Mixed 8.7%Chinese 1.3%Other 1.2%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

64.8

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

18.9

Mean salary

£47,494

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.8%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

2024/25 · 1,268 pupils