Sewell Park Academy

URN 142058·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Broad Horizons Education Trust·Compare

Flags

2

2 high

Overall absence at 10.8%Overall absence at 10.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,368.89

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+11.6%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.

Overall absence at 10.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

4 May 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.39.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.47.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)29.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.17.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

789

Capacity

750 (105%)

Free school meals

40.9%

English additional lang.

25.6%

Ethnicity

White British 71.7%Asian 4.2%Black 5.3%Mixed 3.9%Chinese 0.1%Other 1.8%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

46.0

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

17.1

Mean salary

£47,169

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

24.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.8%

Unauthorised absence

4.5%

2024/25 · 815 pupils