Aspire Academy

South Gipsy Road, Welling, Bexley, DA16 1JB

Good

Inspected 7 March 2023

Good

Ofsted

KS2 expected

5–11

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy special converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Bexley →
School Type: Academy special converter
Age Range: Ages 5–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 64 / 64 (100%)
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 7 March 2023

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

81.3%

Disadvantaged

7.8%

EAL

100%

SEN support

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

13.8%

Overall absence

41.8%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

11.5

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +2.4 vs 2023/24

6.1

Pupils per teacher

↓ -1.6 vs 2023/24

14.8

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +5.8 vs 2023/24

£61,522

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 17% on leadership pay

↑ +£11,492 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

8% rate

↑ +1 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£34,844

Spend per pupil

£40,813

Income per pupil

42%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.