Sunnyside Academy

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£10,971.33

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

11.6%

of income

In-year balance

+0.1%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

29 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)51.0%
Expected standard (writing)57.0%
Expected standard (maths)49.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.37.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

272

Capacity

350 (78%)

Free school meals

44.1%

English additional lang.

5.5%

Ethnicity

White British 88.6%Asian 1.9%Black 0.7%Mixed 2.2%Other 2.9%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

21.5

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

12.4

Mean salary

£46,730

Turnover

Vacancy rate

4.4%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

18.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.9%

Unauthorised absence

2.4%

2024/25 · 225 pupils