Iceni Secondary Academy

URN 139058·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Academy Transformation Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 11.5%Overall absence at 11.3%Requires improvement — Quality of education
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,314.17

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

52.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+27.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 30.6%, vacancy rate 7.0%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 45.4%, vacancy rate 7.2%.

Overall absence at 11.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.

Overall absence at 11.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.

Latest Ofsted inspection

3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

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 46.39.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.56.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)37.9%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.42.2%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

582

Capacity

745 (78%)

Free school meals

22.3%

English additional lang.

4.0%

Ethnicity

White British 90.2%Asian 0.2%Black 0.4%Mixed 3.0%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.5%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

31.8

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

18.3

Mean salary

£51,575

Turnover

Vacancy rate

8.6%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

28.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.2%

Unauthorised absence

5.1%

2024/25 · 601 pupils