Ark Bolingbroke Academy

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Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,992.21

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-13.1%

of income

In-year balance

+1.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 33.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.60.2

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.91.8%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)79.1%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.57.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

770

Capacity

800 (96%)

Free school meals

30.9%

English additional lang.

26.2%

Ethnicity

White British 34.3%Asian 4.2%Black 16.9%Mixed 19.3%Chinese 0.9%Other 3.4%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

44.5

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

17.3

Mean salary

£53,610

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.4%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

15.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.2%

Unauthorised absence

3.2%

2024/25 · 622 pupils

Ark Bolingbroke Academy

Key indicators

Latest Ofsted inspection

Performance snapshot

School demographics

Workforce

Attendance

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