Ark Burlington Danes Academy

URN 131752·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Ark Schools·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jul 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,322.44

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

5.9%

of income

In-year balance

+3.6%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 24.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

13 July 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.48.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.71.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)44.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.68.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

819

Capacity

1,200 (68%)

Free school meals

51.6%

English additional lang.

35.0%

Ethnicity

White British 6.8%Asian 6.7%Black 37.7%Mixed 11.5%Chinese 0.1%Other 14.2%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

61.6

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

13.3

Mean salary

£58,732

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.1%

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.

18.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.4%

Unauthorised absence

3.3%

2024/25 · 699 pupils