The Ongar Academy

URN 141947·Secondary·Free schools·Bridge Academy Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 12.2%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2018Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,428.57

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+3.0%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 12.2%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

16 May 2018 · S5 Inspection

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 46.37.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.50.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)25.9%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.34.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

511

Capacity

800 (64%)

Free school meals

27.2%

English additional lang.

5.3%

Ethnicity

White British 86.9%Asian 0.6%Black 0.8%Mixed 5.5%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.8%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

34.6

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

14.8

Mean salary

£53,845

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

12.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

34.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.7%

Unauthorised absence

5.5%

2024/25 · 562 pupils