Grange Academy

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Staff costs at 80.7% of incomeIn-year deficit of 1.9%

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£22,087.25

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

80.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-1.6%

of income

In-year balance

-1.9%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 80.7% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.7%.

In-year deficit of 1.9%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

4 May 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.2.6

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.0.0%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)0.0%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.0.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

152

Capacity

150 (101%)

Free school meals

42.1%

English additional lang.

8.6%

Ethnicity

White British 62.5%Asian 9.2%Black 5.2%Mixed 12.5%Other 0.7%

Age range: 5–16

Workforce

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

19.0

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

8.0

Mean salary

£43,738

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

5.6%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

15.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.0%

Unauthorised absence

0.7%

2024/25 · 154 pupils

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