High Point Academy

GCSE results (2024/2025)

9 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 58% (Sandwell 50%, England 66%) · Asian Indian 11% (Sandwell 8%, England 2%) · Asian Pakistani 5% (Sandwell 8%, England 4%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 5% (Sandwell 3%, England 2%) · Black African 4% (Sandwell 4%, England 5%) · Any other White background 4% (Sandwell 2%, England 4%) · Black Caribbean 3% (Sandwell 3%, England 1%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Sandwell 4%, England 2%) · Asian Bangladeshi 2% (Sandwell 3%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Sandwell 5%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Sandwell 2%, England 1%) · White Irish 2% (Sandwell 0%, England 0%) · Any other Black background 1% (Sandwell 2%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Sandwell 2%, England 2%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.41 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, special schools: 12.32 suspensions and 0.08 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Sandwell: 7.34 suspensions and 0.10 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

55% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 45% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

11.25% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

72.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 9 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £48,054; 33.3% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for special schools in brackets: Staff 76% (82%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 12% (4%) · supplies and services 6% (8%) · educational supplies 2% (3%) · bought-in professional services 2% (2%) · catering 2% (2%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£681,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared