Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,707.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
6 June 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,020
Capacity
950 (107%)
Free school meals
68.9%
English additional lang.
68.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£53,193
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 772 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 | £7.5m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 69.4% | +£529k | £1.1m | 14.4% | £7,572 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 75.3% | -£66k | £452k | 5.9% | £7,821 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.6m | £6.1m | 69.1% | +£141k | -£28k | -0.3% | £8,707 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£631k
Premises
£852k
Other costs
£1.7m
3.3%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
11.3%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 62.0% | 40.7% | 16.7% | — | 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 | 77.1 | 12.9 | £43,718 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2021/22 | 75.0 | 13.3 | £42,457 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 72.2 | 13.5 | £41,899 | 16.6% | 5.2% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 71.6 | 14.1 | £49,550 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 67.6 | 15.1 | £53,193 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 11.6% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 765 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.7% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 763 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.1% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 771 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 774 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 16.7% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 771 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.2% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 781 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.5% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 767 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 28.1% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 776 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 27.6% | 6.2% | 1.9% | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 22.2% | 5.5% | 1.9% | 769 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 25.0% | 5.5% | 2.5% | 772 |
6 June 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2013 | — | Good |