Park Hall Academy

URN 135971·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Arden Multi Academy Trust·Compare

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1 high

Overall absence at 10.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,896.77

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

23.4%

of income

In-year balance

+7.2%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 20.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 November 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.45.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.63.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)41.2%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.24.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,270

Capacity

1,450 (88%)

Free school meals

33.7%

English additional lang.

6.5%

Ethnicity

White British 74.5%Asian 6.0%Black 3.9%Mixed 9.6%Chinese 0.7%Other 0.6%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

76.1

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

16.7

Mean salary

£50,600

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.8%

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

5.1%

Unauthorised absence

4.6%

2024/25 · 1,124 pupils