The Nethersole CofE Academy

URN 139127·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Birmingham Diocesan Multi-academy Trust·Compare

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Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Nov 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£5,734.13

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

77.6%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+13.8%

of income

Key indicators

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.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 21.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

28 November 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Requires improvement

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)78.0%
Expected standard (writing)72.0%
Expected standard (maths)69.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.67.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

236

Capacity

315 (75%)

Free school meals

28.2%

English additional lang.

4.7%

Ethnicity

White British 87.3%Black 0.8%Mixed 5.8%Chinese 0.4%Other 1.3%

Age range: 211

Workforce

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

12.1

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

18.9

Mean salary

£42,453

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

13.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.1%

2024/25 · 198 pupils