Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£27,939.14
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-25.5%
of income
In-year balance
-2.9%
of income
Elevated: sickness 11.7 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 26.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
5 December 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
240
Capacity
248 (97%)
Free school meals
50.5%
English additional lang.
10.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
37.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.4
Mean salary
£46,627
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 204 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 | £5.6m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 81.3% | -£277k | -£521k | -9.3% | £29,097 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 85.0% | -£711k | -£1.2m | -20.6% | £26,193 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £7.3m | £5.4m | 76.7% | -£280k | -£1.5m | -21.6% | £30,194 |
| 2024/25 | £6.7m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 77.5% | -£192k | -£1.7m | -25.5% | £27,939 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£2.0m
Premises
£239k
Other costs
£1.5m
2.9%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 16 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 38.5 | 5.0 | £42,128 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 42.1 | 4.6 | £42,034 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 11.7 |
| 2022/23 | 45.6 | 5.0 | £43,635 | 6.7% | 2.1% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 49.6 | 4.7 | £46,687 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 37.7 | 6.4 | £46,627 | —% | 2.6% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.9% | 4.4% | +3.5pp | 26.9% | 7.1% | 0.8% | 78 |
| 2014/15 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.5% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 78 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 20.4% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 93 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 15.1% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 106 |
| 2017/18 | 10.2% | 4.8% | +5.5pp | 23.6% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 123 |
| 2018/19 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 29.7% | 6.8% | 2.4% | 128 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 6.1% | 0.7% | 147 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 28.3% | 7.6% | 1.6% | 152 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 31.2% | 7.3% | 2.5% | 170 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 30.3% | 8.0% | 1.5% | 185 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 22.6% | 7.4% | 1.2% | 204 |
5 December 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |