Alcester Academy is a secondary academy in Alcester, United Kingdom with 636 pupils, part of Alcester Academy. Ofsted: Report card, 7 July 2026: exceptional in 1 area, strong standard in 5; safeguarding met. As of 10 November 2026 it is advertising 3 vacancies: Lunchtime Supervisor (closes 27 November), Learning Assistant 2 (closes 27 November) and Learning Assistant 3 (closes 27 November).
Listed on EduAtlas: the school’s official record and its live vacancies. 3 live vacancies.
Head
Sarah Mellors, Headteacher
Trust or group
Alcester Academy
Type
Academy, Secondary
Pupils
636 pupils · 52% girls · 20.9% eligible for free school meals · 1.4% with English as an additional language DfE school census, 2025/26
Special needs
90 (14.2%) on SEN support · 24 (3.8%) with an education, health and care plan DfE, Special educational needs in England, 2025/26
Full time, part time, temporaryLunchtime and wraparound care
Lunchtime Supervisor We are currently seeking reliable staff to join our team of lunchtime supervisors. Positions are available for either 7.5 hours per week or 12.5 hours per…
Department for Education performance tables. Attainment 8 is the average score across eight GCSE-level subjects (out of 90). Grade 5+ is the share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths. Provisional figures can change when the revised tables are published. Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26.
Inspections
Report card (7 July 2026)
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and well-being
Exceptional
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met
Date
Inspection
Outcome
7 July 2026
Report card
Exceptional in 1 area, strong standard in 5; safeguarding met
19 January 2022
Graded inspection
Good
13 March 2019
Short inspection
Remained Good
Ofsted. Inspections graded schools Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement or Inadequate until August 2024. From September 2024 there were no overall grades; since November 2025 a report card grades each area: exceptional, strong standard, expected standard, needs attention or urgent improvement.
Staff
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2025/26
39.4
16.1
–
0
£54,460
2024/25
42.7
14.8
11%
0
£51,922
2023/24
37.7
16.8
5%
0
£47,278
2022/23
36.7
17.6
20%
0
£41,814
2021/22
37.7
16.9
11%
0
£41,113
2020/21
36.5
17.4
13%
1
£41,952
Earlier years (2011/12 to 2019/20)
Year
Teachers
Pupils per teacher
Leavers
Vacancies
Average pay
2019/20
33.6
18.0
15%
0
£37,975
2018/19
32.3
16.6
5%
0
£40,347
2017/18
32.6
14.9
6%
0
£38,967
2016/17
30.3
15.5
12%
0
£38,610
2015/16
29.6
15.7
0%
0
£38,226
2014/15
35.7
14.3
26%
0
£37,639
2013/14
37.6
15.9
21%
1
£37,635
2012/13
41.7
17.0
27%
0
£38,945
2011/12
46.5
16.3
21%
0
£36,349
Department for Education, School Workforce Census. Teachers are full-time equivalent. "Leavers" is the share of teachers who moved to another state school or left state schools by the following November, so the latest year has none yet. Vacancies are posts vacant or filled temporarily on census day in November. Average pay is for all teachers, leaders included.
Attendance
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2025/26
6.7%
1.5%
15.2%
2.8%
2024/25
6.0%
1.0%
13.8%
3.2%
2023/24
6.4%
1.2%
15.5%
2.5%
2022/23
6.6%
1.1%
18.3%
1.8%
2021/22
9.1%
2.0%
27.8%
3.1%
2020/21
4.9%
1.0%
10.4%
1.2%
Earlier years (2016/17 to 2018/19)
Year
Sessions missed
Unauthorised
Persistently absent
Severely absent
2018/19
3.6%
0.8%
6.2%
0.9%
2017/18
4.3%
1.0%
8.1%
0.4%
2016/17
3.9%
0.7%
8.2%
0.0%
Department for Education, pupil absence statistics, autumn and spring terms of each year so years compare. Persistently absent: share of pupils who missed 10% or more of sessions. Severely absent: share who missed half or more. There are no figures for 2019/20 (school closures).
Hiring history
6 past vacancies seen since May 2026: 2 teaching, 4 support. Most often advertised: Facilities Manager, Reprographics Technician, Science Teacher. Last advertised August 2026.
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Register details and head: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools. Results: Department for Education performance tables. Vacancies: public job services and the school's own website, checked continuously. Nothing here is estimated.