Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,421.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
8 February 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
1,585
Capacity
1,489 (106%)
Free school meals
28.4%
English additional lang.
9.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£47,777
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,436 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 | £10.2m | £8.6m | £6.9m | 67.5% | +£1.5m | £2.2m | 21.5% | £6,426 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £9.7m | £7.4m | 69.8% | +£985k | £2.4m | 22.5% | £6,631 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £10.4m | £8.2m | 69.5% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,421 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£429k
Other costs
£1.8m
2.3%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 45.1 | 66.1% | 41.0% | 53.1% | — | 271 |
* 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 | 94.9 | 16.4 | £40,755 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 96.3 | 16.4 | £41,815 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 93.6 | 17.1 | £42,300 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 90.3 | 17.6 | £43,896 | 12.0% | 3.2% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 92.9 | 17.1 | £47,777 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 11.4% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,307 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,307 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.0% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,319 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.2% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,322 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1,316 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 1,336 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.8% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,344 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 27.0% | 5.7% | 3.1% | 1,361 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 22.9% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1,370 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.8% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 1,406 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 25.8% | 5.6% | 3.4% | 1,436 |
8 February 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2012 | — | Good |