Astrea Academy Woodfields

URN 146370·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Astrea Academy Trust·Compare

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3

1 high

Overall absence at 14.2%Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudesOverall absence at 9.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,735.92

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+6.9%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 14.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.2%.

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.

Overall absence at 9.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

14 May 2024 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
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 46.36.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.50.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)31.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.42.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

714

Free school meals

48.3%

English additional lang.

38.8%

Ethnicity

White British 49.7%Asian 6.1%Black 10.7%Mixed 4.6%Chinese 1.0%Other 5.7%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

48.6

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

14.7

Mean salary

£47,736

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

32.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.9%

Unauthorised absence

5.0%

2024/25 · 847 pupils