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Bolder Academy

URN 145866·Secondary·Free schools·Bolder Academy Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 79.3% of income
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,460.28

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

79.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.0%

of income

In-year balance

+0.4%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 79.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 December 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—
Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.45.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.61.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)40.8%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.45.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

955

Capacity

1,260 (76%)

Free school meals

29.9%

English additional lang.

36.8%

Ethnicity

White British 21.9%Asian 16.6%Black 12.3%Mixed 20.8%Chinese 0.1%Other 8.6%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

64.0

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

14.9

Mean salary

£48,392

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

1.5%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

6.9%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

17.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25 · 918 pupils