Staindrop Academy

URN 144991·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Advance Learning Partnership·Compare

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In-year deficit of 8.8%Overall absence at 10.1%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,699.3

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.2%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

4.7%

of income

In-year balance

-8.8%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 8.8%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.8% of income.

Overall absence at 10.1%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

6 October 2021 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.45.6
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.65.4%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)38.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.16.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

469

Capacity

675 (69%)

Free school meals

29.6%

English additional lang.

0.9%

Ethnicity

White British 95.5%Asian 0.4%Black 0.6%Mixed 0.6%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

27.6

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

17.0

Mean salary

£52,538

Turnover

Vacancy rate

3.5%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.1%

National avg: 6.2%

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

28.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.7%

Unauthorised absence

4.4%

2024/25 · 495 pupils