The Dukeries Academy

URN 139062·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Academy Transformation Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 10.2%Overall absence at 9.6%Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,640.93

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

67.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+3.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.

Overall absence at 9.6%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.1%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

11 October 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.34.8
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.33.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)21.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.11.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

762

Capacity

750 (102%)

Free school meals

41.1%

English additional lang.

2.4%

Ethnicity

White British 93.3%Asian 0.1%Black 1.1%Mixed 1.1%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

42.2

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

18.1

Mean salary

£51,447

Turnover

Vacancy rate

4.5%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

32.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.2%

Unauthorised absence

5.1%

2024/25 · 759 pupils