The Petersfield School

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Overall absence at 8.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,499.28

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

12.2%

of income

In-year balance

+4.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

31 October 2018 · S5 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 46.56.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.84.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)63.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.63.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,381

Capacity

1,300 (106%)

Free school meals

12.6%

English additional lang.

5.5%

Ethnicity

White British 88.3%Asian 2.0%Black 0.7%Mixed 4.4%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.2%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

86.2

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

16.0

Mean salary

£50,105

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

16.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

2024/25 · 1,409 pupils