The Chalet School

URN 146668·Not applicable·Academy special sponsor led·Brunel Academies Trust·Compare

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Staff costs at 87.9% of incomeRequires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & managementIn-year deficit of 1.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£27,600

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

87.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

-1.5%

of income

Key indicators

Staff costs at 87.9% of income

Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.9%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

In-year deficit of 1.5%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

10 May 2023 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)0.0%
Expected standard (writing)0.0%
Expected standard (maths)0.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.0.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

87

Capacity

72 (121%)

Free school meals

32.2%

English additional lang.

17.2%

Ethnicity

White British 59.8%Asian 13.7%Black 10.3%Mixed 11.5%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

12.9

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

6.7

Mean salary

£48,210

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

7.0%

National avg: 6.2%

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

25.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

2024/25 · 76 pupils