Bristol Metropolitan Academy

URN 135959·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Cabot Learning Federation·Compare

Flags

2

1 high

Overall absence at 10.4%Overall absence at 9.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£11,942.24

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

59.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

9.8%

of income

In-year balance

+6.7%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.4%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.

Overall absence at 9.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

23 March 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.46.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.60.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)39.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.49.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,096

Capacity

945 (116%)

Free school meals

30.0%

English additional lang.

20.2%

Ethnicity

White British 44.9%Asian 20.1%Black 8.1%Mixed 14.0%Chinese 0.6%Other 2.3%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

68.3

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

16.0

Mean salary

£51,454

Turnover

Vacancy rate

2.8%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

30.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

3.8%

2024/25 · 1,131 pupils