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Yewlands Academy

URN 145943·Secondary·Academy sponsor led·Brigantia Learning Trust Limited·Compare

Flags

3

1 high

Overall absence at 10.8%Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & managementWorkforce pressure indicators
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Oct 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,659.87

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

74.1%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+8.4%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 10.8%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.

Requires improvement — Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management

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

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: vacancy rate 3.4%.

Latest Ofsted inspection

1 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1

Quality of education

Requires improvement

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Requires improvement
SafeguardingEffective

Overall grade no longer given from Sep 2024

Performance snapshot

Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.—
Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.37.3
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.51.2%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)30.0%
EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.24.7%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

912

Capacity

900 (101%)

Free school meals

41.1%

English additional lang.

3.2%

Ethnicity

White British 90.5%Asian 1.2%Black 1.8%Mixed 3.9%Chinese 0.1%Other 0.7%

Age range: 11–16

Workforce

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

57.6

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

15.8

Mean salary

£43,809

Turnover

—

Vacancy rate

3.4%

Sickness (days)

—

Attendance

Overall absence

10.8%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

31.3%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

1.8%

Unauthorised absence

9.0%

2024/25 · 970 pupils

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