Per-pupil income
£7,153.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
2 October 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,760
Capacity
1,800 (98%)
Free school meals
31.4%
English additional lang.
46.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£54,714
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
7.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,484 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 | £11.1m | £9.8m | £7.6m | 68.5% | +£1.3m | £783k | 7.0% | £6,348 |
| 2022/23 | £11.8m | £11.7m | £8.7m | 73.0% | +£174k | £957k | 8.1% | £6,770 |
| 2023/24 | £12.5m | £11.9m | £9.2m | 73.3% | +£607k | £1.0m | 8.1% | £7,153 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£983k
Premises
£612k
Other costs
£2.1m
5.2%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
5.2%
Supply staff
5.7%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 56.7 | 84.6% | 64.6% | 86.9% | — | 175 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 94.0% | 96.0% | 96.0% | 92.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 86.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 86.0% | — |
| 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 | 84.3 | 20.8 | £43,621 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 81.5 | 21.5 | £46,224 | 34.1% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 91.9 | 19.0 | £46,979 | 33.5% | 1.1% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 90.6 | 19.3 | £48,395 | 32.1% | 1.1% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 90.2 | 19.5 | £54,714 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
7.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.9% | 4.4% | -1.5pp | 3.3% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 363 |
| 2014/15 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.8% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 548 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 835 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.9% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1,104 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 10.0% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 1,200 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 1,293 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.0% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,473 |
| 2021/22 | 5.1% | 7.1% | -2.0pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 1,470 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 12.6% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 1,473 |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% | -2.5pp | 6.2% | 2.8% | 1.3% | 1,469 |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% | -1.8pp | 7.9% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 1,484 |
2 October 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2014 | — | Outstanding |