The Nicholas Hamond Academy

URN 138918·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Academy Transformation Trust·Compare

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Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 11.5%Overall absence at 9.2%Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Dec 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,347.89

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

69.7%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+8.8%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 23.9%, vacancy rate 5.1%.

Overall absence at 11.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.

Overall absence at 9.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 7.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

2 December 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.38.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.51.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)29.1%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.44.5%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

683

Capacity

840 (81%)

Free school meals

30.3%

English additional lang.

8.8%

Ethnicity

White British 88.4%Asian 0.9%Black 0.4%Mixed 0.7%Chinese 0.9%Other 2.9%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

38.0

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

18.0

Mean salary

£53,131

Turnover

Vacancy rate

7.3%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

23.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.1%

Unauthorised absence

3.1%

2024/25 · 711 pupils