Hill Farm Academy

URN 139681·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Castle Phoenix Trust·Compare

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In-year deficit of 1.9%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,508.62

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-1.9%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 1.9%

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

22 April 2015 · Academy First Section 5

Leadership & management

Good

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)77.0%
Expected standard (writing)78.0%
Expected standard (maths)77.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.67.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

462

Capacity

628 (74%)

Free school meals

32.4%

English additional lang.

55.2%

Ethnicity

White British 27.3%Asian 27.9%Black 15.8%Mixed 6.7%Chinese 0.6%Other 3.9%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

22.0

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

20.3

Mean salary

£45,823

Turnover

Vacancy rate

4.3%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

12.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.8%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

2024/25 · 410 pupils