Cedar Mount Academy

URN 138097·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Bright Futures Educational Trust·Compare

Flags

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1 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsRequires improvement — Quality of educationOverall absence at 9.4%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,554.22

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

62.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

39.9%

of income

In-year balance

+11.9%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 26.0%, vacancy rate 6.1%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.

Overall absence at 9.4%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

25 April 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.37.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.47.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)30.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.78.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

820

Capacity

900 (91%)

Free school meals

59.9%

English additional lang.

64.9%

Ethnicity

White British 10.6%Asian 34.2%Black 20.0%Mixed 10.7%Chinese 0.2%Other 10.0%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

51.7

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

15.9

Mean salary

£51,735

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.4%

Unauthorised absence

7.1%

2024/25 · 894 pupils