Bluecoat Beechdale Academy

URN 140369·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Archway Learning Trust·Compare

Flags

2

2 high

Overall absence at 12.2%Overall absence at 13.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,584.91

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

60.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+23.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 12.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.

Overall absence at 13.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

8 February 2017 · Academy First Section 5

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.35.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)21.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.15.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

891

Capacity

900 (99%)

Free school meals

67.0%

English additional lang.

15.9%

Ethnicity

White British 59.3%Asian 10.7%Black 11.0%Mixed 11.9%Chinese 0.6%Other 0.8%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

47.1

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

18.9

Mean salary

£46,869

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

36.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.2%

Unauthorised absence

10.1%

2024/25 · 953 pupils