Berwick Academy

URN 137598·Secondary·Academy converter·Berwick Academy·Compare

Flags

4

2 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 11.7%In-year deficit of 4.4%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,093.86

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-10.4%

of income

In-year balance

-4.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 25.0%, sickness 10.8 days.

Overall absence at 11.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.

In-year deficit of 4.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.4% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

13 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
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 46.40.3
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.55.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)34.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.6.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

586

Capacity

934 (63%)

Free school meals

28.4%

English additional lang.

6.3%

Ethnicity

White British 91.6%Asian 1.0%Black 0.5%Mixed 0.7%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.2%

Age range: 1318

Workforce

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

42.2

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

13.9

Mean salary

£50,044

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

36.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.8%

Unauthorised absence

4.9%

2024/25 · 502 pupils