Skerne Park Academy

URN 139195·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Advance Learning Partnership·Compare

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Overall absence at 8.3%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,748.32

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-4.3%

of income

In-year balance

+18.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: sickness 9.1 days.

Overall absence at 8.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

18 June 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)45.0%
Expected standard (writing)55.0%
Expected standard (maths)53.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.35.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

266

Capacity

420 (63%)

Free school meals

59.1%

English additional lang.

13.2%

Ethnicity

White British 75.6%Asian 2.0%Black 1.1%Mixed 3.1%Chinese 0.8%Other 1.5%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

15.9

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

16.5

Mean salary

£49,640

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

27.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.7%

Unauthorised absence

2.9%

2024/25 · 240 pupils