Flags
4
4 high
Per-pupil income
£6,857.18
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
88.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-6.6%
of income
In-year balance
-5.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.5% of income.
15 October 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,108
Capacity
1,025 (108%)
Free school meals
19.3%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£53,296
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,139 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 | £9.3m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 77.9% | -£99k | £144k | 1.6% | £8,442 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £10.1m | £7.8m | 78.1% | -£120k | £24k | 0.2% | £8,718 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £12.2m | £8.4m | 70.1% | -£144k | -£119k | -1.0% | £7,739 |
| 2024/25 | £10.4m | £11.0m | £9.3m | 88.9% | -£568k | -£687k | -6.6% | £6,857 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£1.9m
Premises
£613k
Other costs
£1.1m
9.2%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 64.4% | 41.1% | 68.3% | — | 202 |
* 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 | 55.9 | 19.5 | £45,150 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2021/22 | 59.1 | 18.6 | £43,802 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 64.4 | 17.8 | £45,040 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 64.6 | 17.3 | £49,597 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 61.6 | 18.0 | £53,296 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,070 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.2% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,064 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,049 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,075 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,054 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,078 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.4% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,111 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 24.2% | 6.7% | 1.7% | 1,137 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 27.8% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 1,163 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 29.0% | 8.2% | 3.0% | 1,149 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 23.6% | 7.7% | 1.9% | 1,139 |
15 October 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2011 | — | Outstanding |