Gothic Mede Academy

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Staff costs at 90.3% of incomeIn-year deficit of 10.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2017Performance: No dataWorkforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,317.57

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

90.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-15.8%

of income

In-year balance

-10.9%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 90.3% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 90.3%.

In-year deficit of 10.9%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 10.9% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

27 June 2017 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

No performance data available

School demographics

Pupils on roll

283

Capacity

300 (94%)

Free school meals

17.4%

English additional lang.

3.9%

Ethnicity

White British 73.5%Asian 2.9%Black 3.2%Mixed 12.7%Chinese 0.7%Other 0.7%

Age range: 39

Workforce

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

9.7

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

27.7

Mean salary

£66,354

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

17.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 212 pupils