Whitworth Park Academy

URN 145564·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Advance Learning Partnership·Compare

Flags

3

0 high

Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 9.5%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,312.7

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

66.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

10.0%

of income

In-year balance

+1.7%

of income

Key indicators

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 17.6%.

Overall absence at 9.5%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

5 October 2022 · Academy First Section 5

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

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 46.50.4
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.70.3%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)55.4%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.5.4%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

986

Capacity

1,300 (76%)

Free school meals

38.7%

English additional lang.

3.8%

Ethnicity

White British 93.0%Asian 0.9%Black 1.4%Mixed 1.5%Other 0.9%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

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

55.6

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

17.7

Mean salary

£53,453

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.9%

National avg: 6.2%

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

27.2%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.4%

Unauthorised absence

4.5%

2024/25 · 1,028 pupils