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URN 146375·Secondary·University technical college·Activate Learning Education Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 13.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£11,717.7

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

60.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

13.5%

of income

In-year balance

+13.9%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 13.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection

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 46.32.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.38.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)22.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.0.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

249

Capacity

600 (42%)

Free school meals

35.2%

English additional lang.

8.0%

Ethnicity

White British 14.9%Asian 18.0%Black 16.0%Mixed 13.6%Other 14.5%

Age range: 1419

Workforce

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

10.2

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

24.5

Mean salary

£55,175

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

43.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.8%

Unauthorised absence

5.4%

2024/25 · 96 pupils