Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,720.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 19.4%.
Elevated: turnover 25.3%, sickness 12.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
10 May 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,442
Capacity
1,800 (80%)
Free school meals
54.0%
English additional lang.
21.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
93.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£49,774
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
17.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
46.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
12.7%
2024/25 · 1,398 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 | £11.7m | £10.8m | £8.0m | 68.3% | +£883k | £1.5m | 13.1% | £7,629 |
| 2022/23 | £12.9m | £11.8m | £8.3m | 64.3% | +£1.2m | £1.9m | 14.6% | £8,747 |
| 2023/24 | £13.0m | £12.7m | £8.6m | 66.3% | +£260k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,720 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£2.8m
2.6%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
13.5%
Premises (total)
6.8%
Supply staff
6.6%
Catering
4.3%
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 | —* | 28.2 | 27.4% | 11.9% | 34.1% | — | 252 |
* 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 | 96.1 | 15.6 | £42,758 | 8.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 99.2 | 15.5 | £45,011 | 12.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 96.2 | 15.4 | £44,411 | 28.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 88.9 | 16.8 | £45,717 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 12.5 |
| 2024/25 | 93.6 | 15.4 | £49,774 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
17.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
46.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
12.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 22.1% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 1,436 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 21.6% | 5.6% | 1.4% | 1,354 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.8% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 1,320 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.9% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 1,298 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 18.9% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 1,327 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.8% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1,302 |
| 2020/21 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 30.4% | 5.6% | 3.9% | 1,311 |
| 2021/22 | 15.5% | 7.1% | +8.4pp | 47.5% | 8.2% | 7.3% | 1,369 |
| 2022/23 | 16.9% | 6.8% | +10.0pp | 51.5% | 6.9% | 9.9% | 1,397 |
| 2023/24 | 19.4% | 6.6% | +12.8pp | 54.8% | 5.3% | 14.1% | 1,412 |
| 2024/25 | 17.1% | 6.2% | +10.9pp | 46.1% | 4.4% | 12.7% | 1,398 |
10 May 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2019 | URN 104693 | Inadequate |