Wreake Valley Academy

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Overall absence at 11.4%Workforce pressure indicatorsWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2022Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,570.61

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

71.5%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

-8.2%

of income

In-year balance

+1.3%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 11.4%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 15.7%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 20.1%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

9 February 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

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 46.39.7
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.59.1%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)34.2%
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

1,126

Capacity

1,482 (76%)

Free school meals

20.9%

English additional lang.

6.2%

Ethnicity

White British 82.9%Asian 6.8%Black 1.9%Mixed 5.1%Chinese 0.2%Other 0.4%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

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

61.4

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

18.3

Mean salary

£50,138

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.0%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

11.4%

National avg: 6.2%

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

31.8%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.7%

Unauthorised absence

3.7%

2024/25 · 1,031 pupils