Aspire Academy

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 93% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 91%, England 73%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 1%, England 4%) · Not recorded 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 2%, England 3%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Kingston upon Hull, City of 0%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Staffing

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

90% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school · 3% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, special schools and PRUs: 0.68% vacant, 1.02% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

65.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 5.3 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £50,561; 17.6% on the leadership pay range · England, special schools and PRUs: £53,604, 18.3%

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for alternative provision schools in brackets: Staff 80% (80%) · premises 6% (4%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (5%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (1%) · catering 3% (2%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £0; in-year balance +£801,000

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared