Oak Academy

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Flags

5

4 high

Overall absence at 11.3%Staff costs at 84.2% of incomeIn-year deficit of 15.1%Overall absence at 11.2%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,627.52

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

84.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-52.0%

of income

In-year balance

-15.1%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.

Staff costs at 84.2% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.2%.

In-year deficit of 15.1%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 15.1% of income.

Overall absence at 11.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Latest Ofsted inspection

19 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

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 46.32.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.33.0%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)13.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.28.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

647

Capacity

1,200 (54%)

Free school meals

44.4%

English additional lang.

17.2%

Ethnicity

White British 69.1%Asian 5.7%Black 8.0%Mixed 4.6%Chinese 0.3%Other 1.7%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

47.2

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

13.7

Mean salary

£49,451

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

27.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.5%

Unauthorised absence

4.7%

2024/25 · 700 pupils