Ark Brunel Primary Academy

URN 139645·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Ark Schools·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsIn-year deficit of 1.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£11,424.78

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.2%

of income

In-year balance

-1.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 44.4%.

In-year deficit of 1.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

22 May 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)62.0%
Expected standard (writing)69.0%
Expected standard (maths)62.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.55.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

177

Capacity

210 (84%)

Free school meals

54.2%

English additional lang.

62.7%

Ethnicity

White British 8.5%Asian 5.1%Black 27.1%Mixed 17.5%Other 16.9%

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.

9.8

Mean salary

£49,236

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

3.5%

2024/25 · 175 pupils