Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£5,932.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.4%
of income
In-year balance
-5.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.2% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
5 June 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,514
Capacity
1,453 (104%)
Free school meals
12.9%
English additional lang.
17.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£55,902
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,252 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 | £8.0m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 76.9% | +£13k | £1.5m | 19.0% | £5,752 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 74.5% | +£101k | £1.6m | 19.0% | £6,022 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £9.2m | £6.9m | 79.8% | -£450k | £1.2m | 13.4% | £5,932 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£651k
Premises
£617k
Other costs
£1.6m
| 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 | —* | 56.2 | 85.9% | 66.4% | 14.5% | — | 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 | 84.1 | 16.8 | £41,964 | 10.2% | 1.2% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 86.7 | 15.9 | £42,803 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 83.9 | 16.8 | £45,047 | 6.0% | 1.2% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 86.3 | 17.0 | £48,383 | 10.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 92.0 | 16.5 | £55,902 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 6.2% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 1,224 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.0% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 1,227 |
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.0% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 1,227 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.4% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 1,239 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 6.9% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 1,227 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.8% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 1,239 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.0% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 1,207 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 26.6% | 7.2% | 0.5% | 1,216 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 18.5% | 5.7% | 1.0% | 1,237 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 23.2% | 6.1% | 1.2% | 1,236 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.1pp | 16.9% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 1,252 |
5 June 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2011 | URN 125315 | Outstanding |