Atlantic Academy

URN 146567·Secondary·Free schools·Athena Learning Trust·Compare

Flags

2

2 high

Overall absence at 16.2%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,398.37

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.1%

of income

In-year balance

+4.8%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 16.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.2%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 24.6%, vacancy rate 5.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

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 46.42.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.62.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)42.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.20.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

227

Capacity

300 (76%)

Free school meals

32.9%

English additional lang.

0.9%

Ethnicity

White British 91.6%Asian 0.4%Mixed 1.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

16.4

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

13.9

Mean salary

£57,888

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

15.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

42.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.5%

Unauthorised absence

7.5%

2024/25 · 263 pupils