Budmouth Academy Weymouth

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Overall absence at 10.1%Overall absence at 9.1%Staff costs at 79.8% of incomeRequires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,934.26

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

79.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+9.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.

Overall absence at 9.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.

Staff costs at 79.8% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

19 March 2024 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
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 46.42.0
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)40.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.57.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,499

Capacity

1,800 (83%)

Free school meals

27.1%

English additional lang.

5.7%

Ethnicity

White British 88.9%Asian 1.2%Black 0.8%Mixed 2.6%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

96.2

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

15.6

Mean salary

£52,795

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

24.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

4.9%

2024/25 · 1,307 pupils