King Alfred's

URN 137140·Secondary·Academy converter·Cambrian Learning Trust·Compare

Flags

3

1 high

Overall absence at 11.9%In-year deficit of 2.4%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,216.41

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

73.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-2.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.9%.

In-year deficit of 2.4%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.4% of income.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

8 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.45.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.63.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)43.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.24.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,763

Capacity

2,205 (80%)

Free school meals

18.6%

English additional lang.

5.2%

Ethnicity

White British 84.3%Asian 1.1%Black 3.5%Mixed 4.3%Chinese 0.2%Other 1.0%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

91.9

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

19.2

Mean salary

£43,659

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

29.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.6%

Unauthorised absence

4.3%

2024/25 · 1,521 pupils