Budmouth Academy Weymouth

Chickerell Road, Weymouth, Dorset, DT4 9SY

Requires Improvement

Inspected 19 March 2024

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

Attainment 8

Secondary

Phase

11–18

Ages

1,499

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Dorset →
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
Age Range: Ages 11–18
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 1,499 / 1,800 (83%)
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Last Ofsted Inspection: 19 March 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

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

27.3%

Disadvantaged

5.7%

EAL

3.6%

SEN support

15.7%

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.

GCSE results (Key Stage 4)

42.0

Attainment 8

1,499 pupils

40.3%

Grade 5+ English & Maths

60.9%

Grade 4+ English & Maths

3.9

EBacc avg point score

Sixth form (Key Stage 5)

C-

A-level average grade

89 students

1.9%

AAB+ (2 facilitating)

48%

To higher education

17%

To top-third universities

To apprenticeship

Where pupils go next

94%

Sustained destination

84%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

10.1%

Overall absence

24.5%

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.

96.2

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -0.7 vs 2023/24

16.3

Pupils per teacher

↓ -0.4 vs 2023/24

17.09

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -1.8 vs 2023/24

£52,795

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 17% on leadership pay

↑ +£3,369 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

17.8

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +1.0 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.

£6,654

Spend per pupil

£7,561

Income per pupil

77%

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.