Per-pupil income
£6,857
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.8%
of income
In-year balance
+7.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
9 March 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,046
Capacity
1,000 (105%)
Free school meals
18.1%
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.
49.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.0
Mean salary
£48,357
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,066 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 | £5.5m | £5.4m | £3.9m | 70.8% | +£123k | £1.1m | 20.4% | £5,454 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 69.7% | +£430k | £1.3m | 20.4% | £6,052 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 69.5% | +£533k | £1.5m | 20.8% | £6,857 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£558k
Premises
£308k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.2%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 46.8 | 72.0% | 54.0% | 68.5% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 49.9 | 19.5 | £42,538 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 49.9 | 20.2 | £42,946 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 49.5 | 20.6 | £46,895 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 20.6 | £47,919 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 49.9 | 21.0 | £48,357 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.1% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 398 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 571 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.4% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 718 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 9.0% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 812 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.1% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 891 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 930 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 977 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 17.3% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 1,018 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 14.9% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 15.5% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 16.6% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 1,066 |
9 March 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2014 | — | Inadequate |