Per-pupil income
£7,718.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
22 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,600
Capacity
1,570 (102%)
Free school meals
15.3%
English additional lang.
14.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
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.
17.7
Mean salary
£47,589
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,338 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 | £11.3m | £11.2m | £7.6m | 67.2% | +£120k | £2.4m | 21.6% | £7,975 |
| 2022/23 | £12.1m | £12.2m | £8.0m | 66.5% | -£85k | £992k | 8.2% | £8,493 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £11.3m | £8.5m | 72.5% | +£387k | £948k | 8.1% | £7,718 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£330k
Other costs
£2.5m
5.5%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 52.1 | 81.9% | 58.3% | 64.2% | — | 254 |
* 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 | 92.6 | 15.4 | £42,807 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 89.2 | 15.9 | £44,395 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 93.2 | 15.2 | £44,510 | 12.4% | 1.1% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 92.4 | 16.4 | £46,624 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 90.2 | 17.7 | £47,589 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
5.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 7.8% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1,315 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,303 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,298 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,289 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 1,292 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,306 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.7% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 1,311 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 20.4% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 1,311 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 18.2% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 1,316 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 15.3% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 1,318 |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% | -0.5pp | 12.0% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,338 |
22 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2013 | — | Outstanding |