Woodchurch Road Academy

URN 150119·Primary·Academy sponsor led·Cheshire Academies Trust·Compare

Flags

4

1 high

In-year deficit of 9.0%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 8.3%
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Apr 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-33.7%

of income

In-year balance

-9.0%

of income

Key indicators

In-year deficit of 9.0%

School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.0% of income.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Leadership & management

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 39.8%.

Overall absence at 8.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement

26 April 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Good

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Expected standard (reading)74.0%
Expected standard (writing)72.0%
Expected standard (maths)72.0%
Combined (RWM)Percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school.67.0%

2024/25 · KS2

School demographics

Pupils on roll

192

Capacity

497 (39%)

Free school meals

57.3%

English additional lang.

9.4%

Ethnicity

White British 85.9%Asian 6.2%Mixed 2.6%Chinese 0.5%Other 2.1%

Age range: 311

Workforce

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

9.7

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

19.8

Mean salary

£51,620

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

8.3%

National avg: 6.2%

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

24.6%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

6.0%

Unauthorised absence

2.3%

2024/25 · 195 pupils