Lawnside Academy

URN 145427·Primary·Academy converter·Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited·Compare

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Staff costs at 93.5% of incomeIn-year deficit of 15.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2023Performance: No dataWorkforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,560

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

93.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-23.9%

of income

In-year balance

-15.8%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 93.5% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 93.5%.

In-year deficit of 15.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 15.8% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

28 March 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

No performance data available

School demographics

Pupils on roll

216

Capacity

420 (51%)

Free school meals

24.7%

English additional lang.

6.9%

Ethnicity

White British 76.4%Asian 2.3%Black 1.4%Mixed 11.1%Chinese 0.9%Other 0.5%

Age range: 511

Workforce

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

11.0

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

19.6

Mean salary

£46,847

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

20.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

1.7%

2024/25 · 187 pupils