Ark Elvin Academy

URN 141019·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Ark Schools·Compare

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Overall absence at 8.7%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,685.21

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.1%

of income

In-year balance

+1.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

14 June 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
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 46.45.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.66.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)43.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.78.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,305

Capacity

1,200 (109%)

Free school meals

39.3%

English additional lang.

71.2%

Ethnicity

White British 2.3%Asian 37.1%Black 25.7%Mixed 6.8%Other 15.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

94.4

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

13.8

Mean salary

£52,223

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

28.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.5%

Unauthorised absence

6.2%

2024/25 · 1,100 pupils