Ark Byron Primary Academy

URN 142110·Primary·Free schools·Ark Schools·Compare

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2 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsKS2 combined fell by 21ppIn-year deficit of 2.3%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,655.42

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-15.3%

of income

In-year balance

-2.3%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 26.3%, sickness 8.6 days.

KS2 combined fell by 21pp

KS2 Reading/Writing/Maths combined moved from 96% to 75%.

In-year deficit of 2.3%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.3% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

14 November 2018 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)86.0%

Expected standard (writing)89.0%

Expected standard (maths)79.0%

Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.75.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

414

Capacity

420 (99%)

Free school meals

26.1%

English additional lang.

43.2%

Ethnicity

White British 30.2%Asian 12.5%Black 12.3%Mixed 14.9%Other 10.4%

Age range: 4–11

Workforce

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

18.6

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

22.3

Mean salary

£57,851

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

4.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

10.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.7%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

2024/25 · 384 pupils