Atlantic Academy Portland

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2

1 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,844.47

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+8.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.8%, vacancy rate 4.3%.

Overall absence at 9.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

19 January 2022 · Academy First Section 5

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 46.34.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.38.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)19.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.32.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

748

Capacity

1,020 (73%)

Free school meals

33.8%

English additional lang.

2.5%

Ethnicity

White British 88.0%Asian 0.4%Black 1.1%Mixed 1.4%

Age range: 416

Workforce

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

45.1

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

16.6

Mean salary

£45,061

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

3.1%

2024/25 · 747 pupils