Ark Dickens Primary Academy

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Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2019Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,197.7

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

8.4%

of income

In-year balance

+2.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 28.6%, sickness 8.2 days.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 19.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

12 November 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)72.0%
Expected standard (writing)67.0%
Expected standard (maths)73.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.67.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

448

Capacity

480 (93%)

Free school meals

51.0%

English additional lang.

30.1%

Ethnicity

White British 40.8%Asian 16.7%Black 17.3%Mixed 6.5%Chinese 0.2%Other 4.9%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

19.5

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

22.7

Mean salary

£54,736

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

21.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

2024/25 · 371 pupils