Park Academy West London

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Flags

4

1 high

Overall absence at 12.5%Workforce pressure indicatorsRequires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,505.69

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+18.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 12.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.5%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 35.7%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 34.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

29 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
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 46.38.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.55.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)37.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.26.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

852

Capacity

1,150 (74%)

Free school meals

41.3%

English additional lang.

42.8%

Ethnicity

White British 40.6%Asian 22.0%Black 8.0%Mixed 10.0%Other 4.8%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

64.3

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

13.3

Mean salary

£56,093

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.5%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

37.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.3%

Unauthorised absence

5.3%

2024/25 · 831 pupils