The Thomas Aveling School

URN 137376·Secondary·Academy converter·Beyond Schools Trust·Compare

Flags

2

0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.4%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Jun 2016Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,553.48

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.4%

of income

In-year balance

+8.0%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.8%.

Overall absence at 9.4%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

14 June 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short 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 46.41.3
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.55.8%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)25.8%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.31.8%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,212

Capacity

1,204 (101%)

Free school meals

30.7%

English additional lang.

12.6%

Ethnicity

White British 70.0%Asian 6.9%Black 6.1%Mixed 6.6%Chinese 0.2%Other 1.2%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

71.9

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

16.8

Mean salary

£49,210

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

9.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

26.5%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

5.6%

Unauthorised absence

3.8%

2024/25 · 1,046 pupils