Waterside Academy

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Workforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2023/24Ofsted: Jun 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,578.95

2022/23

Staff costs % of income

73.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.7%

of income

In-year balance

+8.3%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 39.6%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

15 June 2022 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)75.0%
Expected standard (writing)71.0%
Expected standard (maths)64.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.64.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

177

Capacity

210 (84%)

Free school meals

46.4%

English additional lang.

25.4%

Ethnicity

White British 53.7%Asian 4.6%Black 3.9%Mixed 15.9%Chinese 0.6%Other 2.3%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

10.9

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

15.8

Mean salary

£44,733

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.7%

National avg: 6.2%

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

17.7%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

2024/25 · 164 pupils