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The Pingle Academy

URN 144069·Secondary·Academy converter·Affinity Learning Partnership·Compare

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Overall absence at 9.0%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2021Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£8,085.27

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

7.1%

of income

In-year balance

+9.7%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 9.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

12 October 2021 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—
Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.39.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.58.5%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)37.1%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.8.9%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,375

Capacity

1,376 (100%)

Free school meals

33.9%

English additional lang.

2.8%

Ethnicity

White British 89.6%Asian 0.8%Black 0.7%Mixed 2.5%Other 0.1%

Age range: 11–18

Workforce

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

84.8

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

16.2

Mean salary

£50,546

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

9.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

23.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.7%

Unauthorised absence

3.3%

2024/25 · 1,181 pupils

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