Holyrood Academy

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Overall absence at 10.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,240.36

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

75.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

6.3%

of income

In-year balance

+3.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

7 February 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
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 46.42.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.56.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)29.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.21.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,321

Capacity

1,300 (102%)

Free school meals

25.6%

English additional lang.

10.7%

Ethnicity

White British 85.8%Asian 1.0%Black 1.1%Mixed 3.3%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.3%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

86.8

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

15.2

Mean salary

£48,893

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

25.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.7%

Unauthorised absence

3.3%

2024/25 · 1,209 pupils