The Ilfracombe Church of England Academy

URN 139553·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Athena Learning Trust·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & managementOverall absence at 8.8%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,687.2

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

70.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.1%

of income

In-year balance

+4.2%

of income

Key indicators

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

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

Overall absence at 8.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
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 46.47.9
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.74.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)50.6%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.9.6%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,011

Capacity

1,200 (84%)

Free school meals

24.7%

English additional lang.

2.8%

Ethnicity

White British 92.4%Asian 1.0%Black 0.3%Mixed 2.3%Other 0.7%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

60.3

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

16.8

Mean salary

£48,317

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.8%

National avg: 6.2%

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

25.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

2.8%

2024/25 · 930 pupils