Copper Valley Junior Academy

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3 high

Overall absence at 11.9%Staff costs at 90.5% of incomeIn-year deficit of 26.7%Overall absence at 9.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£17,846.15

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

90.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-26.7%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.9%.

Staff costs at 90.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 90.5%.

In-year deficit of 26.7%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 26.7% of income.

Overall absence at 9.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

18 May 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)54.0%
Expected standard (writing)64.0%
Expected standard (maths)46.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.43.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

92

Capacity

90 (102%)

Free school meals

23.9%

English additional lang.

1.1%

Ethnicity

White British 93.5%Black 1.1%Mixed 4.4%

Age range: 711

Workforce

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

2.5

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

36.8

Mean salary

£55,503

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.

18.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.4%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25 · 97 pupils