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Orion Spires

Bredlands Lane, Canterbury, Kent, CT2 0HD · URN 135305

Public data summary

4.8

out of 10 · 22 data sources

Coverage 65% · Solid

Record

At a glance

Ofsted: Good
Pupils: 344
Age range: 11–16
Gender: Mixed
Capacity: 750
Local authority: Kent

Outcomes

Published performance

GCSE Progress 8: -1.12
GCSE Attainment 8: 35.0

Context

Attendance and community

Overall absence: 12.9%
Persistent absence: 40.5%
Free school meals: 21.3%
SEN support: 19.9%
English additional language: 11.2%

Resources

Workforce and funding

Pupil–teacher ratio: 7.8:1
Average class size: 22.8
Staff turnover: 8.1%

Official-data model

Data dimensions

Achievement

3.8

4 contributing signals

Progress

4.6

2 contributing signals

Attendance

4.2

6 contributing signals

Resources

7.4

4 contributing signals

Equity

4.3

6 contributing signals

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