The Long Eaton School

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Flags

4

2 high

Overall absence at 11.2%Overall absence at 10.3%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,564.75

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+18.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.

Overall absence at 10.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 26.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

28 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
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 46.42.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.58.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)36.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.8.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,088

Capacity

1,237 (88%)

Free school meals

33.0%

English additional lang.

3.4%

Ethnicity

White British 83.4%Asian 2.1%Black 1.3%Mixed 7.2%Chinese 0.5%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

66.6

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

16.3

Mean salary

£47,218

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

25.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.7%

Unauthorised absence

4.0%

2024/25 · 1,013 pupils