Ark Franklin Primary Academy

URN 139830·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Ark Schools·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,541.67

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

31.9%

of income

In-year balance

+1.9%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

21 June 2016 · Academy First Section 5

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)98.0%
Expected standard (writing)96.0%
Expected standard (maths)98.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.96.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

665

Capacity

630 (106%)

Free school meals

16.2%

English additional lang.

23.8%

Ethnicity

White British 34.0%Asian 7.5%Black 8.9%Mixed 16.2%Chinese 0.5%Other 8.1%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

32.4

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

20.5

Mean salary

£50,007

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

3.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

4.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.2%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 534 pupils