Alcester Academy

URN 137172·Secondary·Academy converter·Alcester Academy·Compare

Flags

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0 high

In-year deficit of 3.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,244.09

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

22.9%

of income

In-year balance

-3.0%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 3.0%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

19 January 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

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 46.54.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.83.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)68.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.68.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

632

Capacity

650 (97%)

Free school meals

21.2%

English additional lang.

1.6%

Ethnicity

White British 92.2%Asian 0.2%Black 0.6%Mixed 2.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

42.7

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

14.8

Mean salary

£51,922

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

14.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 654 pupils