Durham Academy

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Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 12.2%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,069.89

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

59.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

19.8%

of income

In-year balance

+16.4%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 28.6%, vacancy rate 7.8%.

Overall absence at 12.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

16 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

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 46.37.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.44.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)22.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.26.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

396

Capacity

693 (57%)

Free school meals

61.1%

English additional lang.

6.8%

Ethnicity

White British 87.1%Asian 2.1%Black 1.8%Mixed 1.3%Chinese 1.3%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

24.4

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

16.2

Mean salary

£54,267

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.9%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

34.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.7%

Unauthorised absence

7.5%

2024/25 · 425 pupils