St Aldhelm's Academy

URN 136206·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Authentic Education Group Limited·Compare

Flags

3

2 high

Overall absence at 14.8%Overall absence at 13.6%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,577.01

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-37.8%

of income

In-year balance

+2.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 14.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.

Overall absence at 13.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 29.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

2 March 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4

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 46.33.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.44.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)21.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.13.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

841

Capacity

900 (93%)

Free school meals

44.1%

English additional lang.

17.6%

Ethnicity

White British 72.3%Asian 3.6%Black 4.2%Mixed 6.1%Other 2.4%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

52.3

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

16.1

Mean salary

£49,642

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.9%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

13.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

34.1%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

8.8%

Unauthorised absence

4.2%

2024/25 · 922 pupils