Space Studio West London

URN 142126·Secondary·Studio schools·Aspirations Academies Trust·Compare

Flags

3

1 high

Overall absence at 12.7%Staff costs at 78.6% of incomeWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jan 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,362.39

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

78.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+6.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 12.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.

Staff costs at 78.6% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 7.7%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 January 2018 · 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 46.40.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.55.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)38.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.6.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

192

Capacity

300 (64%)

Free school meals

34.1%

English additional lang.

33.9%

Ethnicity

White British 25.5%Asian 26.1%Black 13.0%Mixed 12.5%Other 8.3%

Age range: 1419

Workforce

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

16.7

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

11.5

Mean salary

£54,842

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

28.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.8%

Unauthorised absence

5.9%

2024/25 · 99 pupils