Friars Academy

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Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.6%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£24,827.81

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

76.4%

of income

In-year balance

+16.3%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 19.4%, sickness 11.5 days.

Overall absence at 8.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

4 June 2015 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Outstanding

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

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

143

Capacity

154 (93%)

Free school meals

47.4%

English additional lang.

9.8%

Ethnicity

White British 76.2%Asian 2.1%Black 5.6%Mixed 8.4%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

23.6

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

6.1

Mean salary

£54,556

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.4%

Unauthorised absence

3.2%

2024/25 · 142 pupils

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