Southmoor Academy

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Overall absence at 8.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,660.86

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.4%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.4%

of income

In-year balance

+6.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 8.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

15 November 2017 · S5 Inspection

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 46.49.0
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.72.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)49.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.49.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,392

Capacity

1,264 (110%)

Free school meals

32.8%

English additional lang.

5.6%

Ethnicity

White British 87.8%Asian 5.5%Black 2.3%Mixed 2.5%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

94.0

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

14.8

Mean salary

£50,073

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

23.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

3.9%

2024/25 · 1,243 pupils

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