The Queen Elizabeth Academy

URN 139937·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Academy Transformation Trust·Compare

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Overall absence at 11.3%Workforce pressure indicators

Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2017Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,903.77

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

65.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+15.1%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 18.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

9 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5

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 46.43.9

Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.60.9%

Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)43.6%

EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.49.1%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

724

Capacity

660 (110%)

Free school meals

29.3%

English additional lang.

4.8%

Ethnicity

White British 86.6%Asian 0.7%Black 0.6%Mixed 4.2%Chinese 0.3%Other 0.4%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

40.4

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

17.9

Mean salary

£52,854

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

2.4%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

9.5%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.5%

Unauthorised absence

4.9%

2024/25 · 750 pupils