Ossett Academy and Sixth Form College

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Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudesWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.1%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,730.26

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

70.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+6.8%

of income

Key indicators

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.2%.

Overall absence at 9.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

15 November 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

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 46.51.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.72.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)55.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.7.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,728

Capacity

2,000 (86%)

Free school meals

19.8%

English additional lang.

3.5%

Ethnicity

White British 85.0%Asian 2.0%Black 1.4%Mixed 3.5%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.2%

Age range: 1119

Workforce

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

98.2

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

17.6

Mean salary

£49,428

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.4%

Unauthorised absence

3.7%

2024/25 · 1,558 pupils