Dilkes Academy

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Staff costs at 79.8% of incomeWorkforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,130.02

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

79.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

16.1%

of income

In-year balance

+3.1%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 79.8% of income

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 34.4%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

19 April 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)95.0%
Expected standard (writing)95.0%
Expected standard (maths)88.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.86.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

554

Capacity

420 (132%)

Free school meals

16.7%

English additional lang.

35.6%

Ethnicity

White British 41.7%Asian 7.6%Black 17.2%Mixed 6.0%Chinese 1.6%Other 1.8%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

20.7

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

26.3

Mean salary

£54,302

Turnover

Vacancy rate

4.6%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

4.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

10.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

2.6%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

2024/25 · 458 pupils