Bluecoat Wollaton Academy

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,683.46

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

76.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+12.3%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 35.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

9 May 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit

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 46.49.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.70.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)51.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.11.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

826

Capacity

750 (110%)

Free school meals

38.0%

English additional lang.

25.5%

Ethnicity

White British 26.6%Asian 25.0%Black 26.1%Mixed 11.8%Chinese 2.7%Other 1.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

47.5

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

17.4

Mean salary

£48,119

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

12.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.6%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

2024/25 · 835 pupils