Ark Boulton Academy

URN 140014·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Ark Schools·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsIn-year deficit of 1.4%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,558.92

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

5.7%

of income

In-year balance

-1.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 24.0%, sickness 13.7 days.

In-year deficit of 1.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

25 June 2024 · 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 46.44.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.67.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)42.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.52.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

870

Capacity

900 (97%)

Free school meals

55.5%

English additional lang.

55.2%

Ethnicity

White British 0.7%Asian 58.9%Black 7.9%Mixed 5.5%Other 19.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

64.0

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

13.6

Mean salary

£49,728

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

20.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.8%

Unauthorised absence

3.9%

2024/25 · 927 pupils