Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,624.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.8%
of income
In-year balance
+7.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
8 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,244
Capacity
1,250 (100%)
Free school meals
26.7%
English additional lang.
9.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£52,051
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 1,256 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £7.0m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 73.5% | +£269k | £825k | 11.8% | £6,180 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 70.7% | +£237k | £926k | 11.7% | £6,728 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 69.7% | +£676k | £904k | 9.8% | £7,625 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£608k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.3%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
0.7%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 40.4 | 60.2% | 34.0% | 76.8% | — | 241 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 55.2 | 19.8 | £39,639 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 61.0 | 18.5 | £42,384 | 18.4% | 1.6% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 59.6 | 19.7 | £45,380 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 72.6 | 16.7 | £47,647 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 75.3 | 16.5 | £52,051 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.0% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 1,015 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.3% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,017 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,009 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1,034 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 20.2% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 1,050 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.3% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1,066 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.1% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 1,101 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 31.5% | 6.6% | 4.0% | 1,130 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 27.8% | 5.6% | 4.5% | 1,185 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 23.3% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 1,221 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 20.5% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 1,256 |
8 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2011 | URN 116476 | Good |