Knole Academy

URN 136128·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Aletheia Academies Trust·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Overall absence at 10.9%Overall absence at 10.8%In-year deficit of 1.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,343.84

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.7%

of income

In-year balance

-1.8%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.9%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.

Overall absence at 10.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.

In-year deficit of 1.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

20 September 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.44.3
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.70.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)44.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.52.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,410

Capacity

1,550 (91%)

Free school meals

21.2%

English additional lang.

5.7%

Ethnicity

White British 80.9%Asian 2.3%Black 2.4%Mixed 6.4%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.7%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

76.6

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

18.4

Mean salary

£55,268

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

31.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.2%

Unauthorised absence

4.6%

2024/25 · 1,272 pupils