Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,776.41
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.9%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
14 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
902
Capacity
902 (100%)
Free school meals
23.5%
English additional lang.
5.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£48,975
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
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
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 761 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 | £5.4m | £5.4m | £4.3m | 79.4% | +£16k | £323k | 6.0% | £6,375 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 77.0% | +£61k | £384k | 6.7% | £6,757 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 74.4% | +£38k | £422k | 6.7% | £7,352 |
| 2024/25 | £7.0m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 74.4% | +£131k | £553k | 7.9% | £7,776 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£744k
Premises
£290k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 37.0 | 50.0% | 25.4% | 8.0% | — | 138 |
* 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 | 56.5 | 14.7 | £44,041 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 55.6 | 15.2 | £44,631 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 55.0 | 15.3 | £44,973 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 10.7 |
| 2023/24 | 55.3 | 15.5 | £44,030 | 8.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 58.6 | 15.4 | £48,975 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 711 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.8% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 718 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 735 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 736 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 17.0% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 742 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 18.5% | 5.2% | 0.8% | 729 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.6% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 731 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 28.8% | 7.8% | 0.8% | 742 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 26.7% | 7.2% | 1.2% | 764 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 26.5% | 7.5% | 2.0% | 765 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.5% | 5.7% | 1.8% | 761 |
14 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | — | Good |