Joyce Frankland Academy, Newport

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Workforce pressure indicatorsRequires improvement — Behaviour & attitudesOverall absence at 8.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,947.74

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+6.3%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.9%, vacancy rate 5.2%.

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.

Overall absence at 8.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 25.9%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

27 June 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

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 46.44.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.64.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)47.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.41.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

968

Capacity

1,030 (94%)

Free school meals

11.7%

English additional lang.

4.9%

Ethnicity

White British 87.1%Asian 1.2%Black 0.5%Mixed 3.7%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

52.6

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

18.4

Mean salary

£42,765

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.9%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

22.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

2024/25 · 926 pupils