Pix Brook Academy

URN 147081·Middle deemed secondary·Free schools·Bedfordshire Schools Trust Limited·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,077.67

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

13.8%

of income

In-year balance

+5.3%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

24 January 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Outstanding
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

865

Capacity

1,260 (69%)

Free school meals

12.7%

English additional lang.

3.1%

Ethnicity

White British 83.6%Asian 3.6%Black 2.0%Mixed 5.8%Chinese 0.5%Other 0.7%

Age range: 916

Workforce

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

48.8

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

17.7

Mean salary

£45,355

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

14.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

2024/25 · 884 pupils