City Academy Whitehawk

URN 139677·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Aurora Academies Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsPersistent absence at 27.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,946.52

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+6.6%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 28.0%, sickness 8.2 days.

Persistent absence at 27.1%

Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 27.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

8 May 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)70.0%
Expected standard (writing)72.0%
Expected standard (maths)65.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.57.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

381

Capacity

420 (91%)

Free school meals

63.0%

English additional lang.

11.8%

Ethnicity

White British 77.4%Asian 5.8%Black 2.4%Mixed 7.0%Chinese 0.5%Other 3.4%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

19.6

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

18.8

Mean salary

£43,222

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

27.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.8%

Unauthorised absence

3.0%

2024/25 · 317 pupils