Arden

URN 136333·Secondary·Academy converter·Arden Multi Academy Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,377.47

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

18.2%

of income

In-year balance

+5.5%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

14 June 2022 · 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 46.59.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.88.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)73.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.45.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,817

Capacity

1,490 (122%)

Free school meals

12.3%

English additional lang.

8.1%

Ethnicity

White British 72.2%Asian 11.6%Black 0.7%Mixed 5.5%Chinese 4.3%Other 1.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

104.3

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

17.4

Mean salary

£48,509

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

11.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

2024/25 · 1,514 pupils