Ashmole Academy

URN 136308·Secondary·Academy converter·Ashmole Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,781.15

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.4%

of income

In-year balance

+4.0%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

30 November 2021 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

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 46.59.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.86.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)68.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.85.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,823

Capacity

1,551 (118%)

Free school meals

11.4%

English additional lang.

31.7%

Ethnicity

White British 25.6%Asian 13.2%Black 4.8%Mixed 17.8%Chinese 2.0%Other 4.8%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

101.8

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

17.9

Mean salary

£56,018

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

13.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

0.6%

2024/25 · 1,319 pupils