Pewsey Vale School

URN 151533·Secondary·Academy converter·Acorn Education Trust·Compare

Flags

2

1 high

Overall absence at 13.0%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,297.69

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

9.3%

of income

In-year balance

+5.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 13.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.0%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

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

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

7 February 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

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

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

338

Capacity

535 (63%)

Free school meals

30.7%

English additional lang.

2.1%

Ethnicity

White British 93.2%Black 0.6%Mixed 2.1%Other 0.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

24.4

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

Mean salary

£51,913

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.0%

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

8.2%

Unauthorised absence

4.8%

2024/25 · 366 pupils