Royal Docks Academy

URN 145410·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Bmat Education·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Sept 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£11,235.23

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.3%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+4.3%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.2%.

Overall absence at 9.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

28 September 2021 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.39.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.56.7%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)41.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.28.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

905

Capacity

1,200 (75%)

Free school meals

55.4%

English additional lang.

62.1%

Ethnicity

White British 17.0%Asian 18.9%Black 21.6%Mixed 10.3%Chinese 0.3%Other 9.1%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

57.6

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

15.7

Mean salary

£58,200

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

28.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.8%

Unauthorised absence

4.7%

2024/25 · 965 pupils