Thurcroft Junior Academy

URN 138357·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Aston Community Education Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Mar 2025Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£6,613.14

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

68.0%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

28.6%

of income

In-year balance

+7.5%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)86.0%
Expected standard (writing)79.0%
Expected standard (maths)86.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.76.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

291

Capacity

280 (104%)

Free school meals

45.7%

English additional lang.

5.5%

Ethnicity

White British 89.7%Asian 0.7%Black 5.1%Mixed 1.0%Other 0.7%

Age range: 711

Workforce

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

12.0

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

24.3

Mean salary

£48,042

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

6.2%

National avg: 6.2%

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

14.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

3.6%

Unauthorised absence

2.6%

2024/25 · 268 pupils