Bluecoat Aspley Academy

URN 137798·Secondary·Academy converter·Archway Learning Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,808.25

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+7.4%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

9 May 2018 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding
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 46.48.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.64.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)46.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.24.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,351

Capacity

1,400 (97%)

Free school meals

41.7%

English additional lang.

41.7%

Ethnicity

White British 13.7%Asian 35.7%Black 29.3%Mixed 9.0%Chinese 1.6%Other 2.5%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

79.7

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

17.0

Mean salary

£47,137

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.7%

Unauthorised absence

3.5%

2024/25 · 955 pupils