Portslade Aldridge Community Academy

URN 137063·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Aldridge Education·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Overall absence at 11.8%Overall absence at 11.6%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,859.34

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.0%

of income

In-year balance

+10.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.

Overall absence at 11.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

9 November 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

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 46.42.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.60.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)42.7%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.66.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

928

Capacity

1,075 (86%)

Free school meals

32.0%

English additional lang.

7.5%

Ethnicity

White British 82.5%Asian 2.5%Black 1.2%Mixed 6.4%Chinese 0.9%Other 1.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

58.8

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

15.8

Mean salary

£48,245

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.6%

National avg: 6.2%

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

28.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.9%

Unauthorised absence

4.7%

2024/25 · 979 pupils