Richard de Clare Community Academy

URN 143204·Primary·Academy converter·Bridge Academy Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.4%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,118.98

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+3.7%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 48.2%.

Overall absence at 9.4%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

15 March 2022 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)72.0%
Expected standard (writing)63.0%
Expected standard (maths)65.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.48.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

364

Capacity

466 (78%)

Free school meals

32.1%

English additional lang.

14.3%

Ethnicity

White British 76.4%Asian 4.6%Black 6.8%Mixed 6.0%Other 0.3%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

17.0

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

20.7

Mean salary

£43,451

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

19.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.7%

Unauthorised absence

2.1%

2024/25 · 292 pupils