Ark Atwood Primary Academy

URN 137323·Primary·Free schools·Ark Schools·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsIn-year deficit of 2.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,523.58

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.0%

of income

In-year balance

-2.1%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 31.8%.

In-year deficit of 2.1%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

27 June 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)82.0%
Expected standard (writing)84.0%
Expected standard (maths)91.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.78.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

431

Capacity

450 (96%)

Free school meals

47.1%

English additional lang.

25.8%

Ethnicity

White British 8.6%Asian 12.3%Black 17.4%Mixed 17.0%Chinese 2.6%Other 26.9%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

18.0

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

23.9

Mean salary

£56,722

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

19.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.2%

Unauthorised absence

3.4%

2024/25 · 370 pupils