Birmingham Ormiston Academy

URN 136944·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Boa Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,812.56

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

56.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+13.3%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.4%.

Overall absence at 9.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

23 May 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

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 46.54.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.86.6%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)60.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.7.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,023

Capacity

950 (108%)

Free school meals

13.8%

English additional lang.

1.4%

Ethnicity

White British 78.0%Asian 1.5%Black 3.7%Mixed 10.7%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1419

Workforce

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

56.9

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

18.0

Mean salary

£47,361

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.4%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

27.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.9%

2024/25 · 373 pupils