The Excel Academy

URN 140633·Secondary·Academy converter·Alpha Academies Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 10.7%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2013Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,137.09

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

3.7%

of income

In-year balance

+3.5%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.7%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 October 2013 · S5 Inspection

Leadership & management

Good

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 46.37.5
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.51.7%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)29.3%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.31.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,208

Capacity

1,200 (101%)

Free school meals

32.7%

English additional lang.

10.7%

Ethnicity

White British 77.2%Asian 6.2%Black 3.6%Mixed 8.7%Chinese 0.1%Other 1.3%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

71.5

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

16.9

Mean salary

£46,827

Turnover

Vacancy rate

2.7%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

10.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

29.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

6.4%

2024/25 · 1,232 pupils