Fountaindale School

Nottingham Road, Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 5BA

Not rated

Inspected 13 May 2025 · no overall grade

No overall grade

Ofsted

KS2 expected

3–18

Ages

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Academy special sponsor led

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Nottinghamshire →
School Type: Academy special sponsor led
Age Range: Ages 3–18
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 92 / 84 (110%) · over capacity
Sixth Form: Has a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 13 May 2025

Pupil profile

2023/24

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

47.0%

Disadvantaged

7.6%

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

14.8%

Overall absence

58.1%

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.

14.1

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +4.1 vs 2023/24

6.5

Pupils per teacher

↓ -1.9 vs 2023/24

11.98

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↓ -32.0 vs 2023/24

£51,212

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 25% on leadership pay

↑ +£2,338 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

↑ +2.0 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.

£37,870

Spend per pupil

£40,652

Income per pupil

31%

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.