Larkmead School

URN 143890·Secondary·Academy converter·Cambrian Learning Trust·Compare

Flags

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1 high

Overall absence at 10.9%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,034.97

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+2.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.9%

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

3 February 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good

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 46.39.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.54.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)34.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.23.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

940

Capacity

1,060 (89%)

Free school meals

20.5%

English additional lang.

10.4%

Ethnicity

White British 75.7%Asian 5.1%Black 4.2%Mixed 5.8%Chinese 0.4%Other 2.3%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

52.1

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

18.1

Mean salary

£51,765

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.6%

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

8.5%

Unauthorised absence

4.1%

2024/25 · 829 pupils