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Sir William Robertson Academy, Welbourn

URN 138839·Secondary·Academy converter·Aspire Schools Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 8.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2015Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,013.62

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

62.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

13.8%

of income

In-year balance

+10.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

17 June 2015 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Leadership & management

Good

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 46.39.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.53.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)27.8%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.37.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

994

Capacity

838 (119%)

Free school meals

23.0%

English additional lang.

1.7%

Ethnicity

White British 92.2%Asian 0.4%Black 0.5%Mixed 2.1%Other 0.1%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

60.4

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

16.5

Mean salary

£50,446

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

8.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

25.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.8%

2024/25 · 929 pupils

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