Thriftwood School

Slades Lane, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 8RW

Not rated

Inspected 15 July 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

KS2 expected

5–19

Ages

266

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy special converter

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Essex →
School Type: Academy special converter
Age Range: Ages 5–19
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 266 / 266 (100%)
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 15 July 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

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

50%

Disadvantaged

1.9%

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.

Where pupils go next

97%

Sustained destination

97%

Stayed in education

Apprenticeship

Attendance

8.9%

Overall absence

28.3%

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.

29.8

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.4 vs 2023/24

8.9

Pupils per teacher

↑ +0.1 vs 2023/24

40.66

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.5 vs 2023/24

£56,191

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 19% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,712 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% 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.

£18,707

Spend per pupil

£19,455

Income per pupil

29%

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.