Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy

URN 145019·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Castle Phoenix Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 11.8%Workforce pressure indicatorsIn-year deficit of 1.5%Overall absence at 9.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,873.7

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-1.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 32.5%.

In-year deficit of 1.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.

Overall absence at 9.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

3 October 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 46.37.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.54.7%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)27.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.0.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

631

Capacity

630 (100%)

Free school meals

23.9%

English additional lang.

2.1%

Ethnicity

White British 93.3%Asian 0.7%Black 0.3%Mixed 3.0%Chinese 0.5%Other 0.2%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

39.2

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

16.1

Mean salary

£53,105

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

27.9%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

3.3%

2024/25 · 674 pupils