Uplands School

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Overall absence at 10.6%Staff costs at 78.7% of incomeRequires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£30,479.53

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.4%

of income

In-year balance

0.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.

Staff costs at 78.7% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.7%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

2 July 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

170

Capacity

173 (98%)

Free school meals

41.0%

English additional lang.

22.9%

Ethnicity

White British 60.0%Asian 17.2%Black 5.9%Mixed 5.9%Chinese 0.6%Other 1.2%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

23.9

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

7.1

Mean salary

£43,410

Turnover

Vacancy rate

4.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

28.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

8.4%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

2024/25 · 121 pupils