Per-pupil income
£7,626.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
23 March 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
966
Capacity
1,250 (77%)
Free school meals
34.9%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£50,729
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 919 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 | £6.5m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 66.4% | +£872k | £1.8m | 27.7% | £6,684 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.4m | £4.7m | 68.4% | +£448k | £1.8m | 26.0% | £7,140 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.5m | 74.9% | +£183k | £1.5m | 20.8% | £7,627 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£627k
Premises
£386k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.4%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 47.1 | 68.0% | 49.3% | 71.3% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 58.1 | 16.7 | £40,804 | 22.6% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 59.2 | 16.5 | £42,018 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2022/23 | 65.4 | 14.6 | £42,648 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 63.4 | 15.1 | £45,381 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 15.7 | £50,729 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.1% | 4.4% | +2.7pp | 21.6% | 4.8% | 2.3% | 759 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 16.9% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 738 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.0% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1,055 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.1% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 999 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.3% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 908 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 896 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.6% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 902 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 22.4% | 5.9% | 2.8% | 920 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 19.7% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 883 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 26.5% | 4.9% | 3.9% | 909 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 21.2% | 4.3% | 3.6% | 919 |
23 March 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2015 | URN 122355 | Inadequate |