Royal Wootton Bassett Academy

URN 136911·Secondary·Academy converter·Ascend Learning Trust·Compare

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,328.89

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+9.1%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

26 November 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good

SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—

Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.51.0

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.75.2%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)56.1%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.38.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,688

Capacity

1,611 (105%)

Free school meals

13.0%

English additional lang.

12.5%

Ethnicity

White British 73.2%Asian 7.8%Black 5.6%Mixed 4.6%Chinese 1.8%Other 0.4%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

96.8

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

17.4

Mean salary

£58,414

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

7.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

16.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.5%

Unauthorised absence

1.6%

2024/25 · 1,460 pupils

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