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Ash Field Academy

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This school's SEN characteristics
SEN characteristic % of pupils
Physical disability 83.64%
Speech, language and communications needs 6.67%
Severe learning difficulty 5.45%
Moderate learning difficulty 1.82%
Profound and multiple learning difficulty 1.21%
Specific learning difficulty 0.61%
Visual impairment 0.61%

Data for academies in a MAT includes an apportioned share of MAT central finance on a pro-rata basis using FTE pupil numbers.

Expenditure

£6.65m

Income

£6.98m

In-year balance

£324k

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Address: Broad Avenue, Leicester, LE5 4PYGoogleMaps link opens in a new window
Telephone number: 01162737151
Local authority: Leicester
School type: Academy special converter
School phase: Special
Number of pupils: 165
URN: 138094
Ofsted rating: 1 Outstanding Ofsted reportOpens in a new window Inspected 21 November 2017
LAESTAB: 856 7003
Age range of pupils: 4 to 19
Headteacher's name: Tracey Lawrence
Has sixth form: Yes
Has nursery: No
Date of opening: 01 April 2012
School website: http://www.ashfield.leicester.sch.ukOpens in a new window
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Total expenditure

2022/2023
£6.65m
2022/2023
£6.65m

Staff total

2022/2023
£5.29m
2022/2023
£5.29m

Premises total

2022/2023
£397k
2022/2023
£397k

Occupation total

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These are costs associated with occupying the school building. They include energy, water, sewerage, rates, insurance, and catering.
2022/2023
£195k
2022/2023
£195k

Supplies and services total

2022/2023
£772k
2022/2023
£772k

Interest charges for loans and banking

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This includes:

  • interest paid on overdrafts and other liabilities

It excludes:

  • interest received
2022/2023
£0
2022/2023
£0

Cost of finance total

2022/2023
£0
2022/2023
£0

Special facilities total

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This includes:

  • swimming pools and sports centres
  • boarding provision
  • rural studies and farm units
  • payments by your school to another school for the benefit of pupils at the other school
  • pupil inter-site travel, eg moving between sites
  • expenses relating to before and after school clubs
  • delegated home to school transport
  • indirect employee expenses and agency staff expenses relating to a special facility
  • purchase of trading items for re-sale, eg school uniforms, books, stationery
  • donations paid by the school to a charity
  • community education with a benefit to the pupils at the school

It excludes:

  • staff costs associated with managing and supporting the special facility for directly employed staff
  • staff teaching in the special facility
  • school trips
  • residential special schools
  • any community-focused expenditure
2022/2023
£0
2022/2023
£0

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School workforce (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent (Full Time Equivalent) of the total school workforce.

It includes:

  • classroom Teachers (Full Time Equivalent)
  • Senior leadership (Full Time Equivalent)
  • teaching assistants (Full Time Equivalent)
  • non-classroom-based support staff
2022/2023
154.57
2022/2023
154.57

Total number of teachers (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of all classroom and leadership teachers.

2022/2023
27.2
2022/2023
27.2

Teachers with Qualified Teacher Status (%)

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This is the number of teachers with Qualified Teacher Status divided by the total number of teachers in the school.

2022/2023
96.77
2022/2023
96.77

Senior leadership (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of senior leadership roles.

It includes:

  • headteachers
  • deputy headteachers
  • assistant headteachers
2022/2023
5.0
2022/2023
5.0

Teaching assistants (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of teaching assistants.

It includes:

  • teaching assistants
  • higher level teaching assistants
  • minority ethnic and special educational needs support staff
2022/2023
109.72
2022/2023
109.72

Non-classroom support staff - excluding auxiliary staff (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of non-classroom-based support staff.

It excludes:

  • auxiliary staff
  • third party support staff
2022/2023
16.2
2022/2023
16.2

Auxiliary staff (Full Time Equivalent)

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This is the full-time equivalent of full and part-time auxiliary staff.

It includes:

  • catering
  • school maintenance staff
2022/2023
1.45
2022/2023
1.45

School workforce (headcount)

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This is the total headcount of the school workforce.

It includes:

  • full and part-time teachers (including school leadership teachers)
  • teaching assistants
  • non-classroom-based support staff
2022/2023
177.0
2022/2023
177.0