Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,568.93
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.9%
of income
In-year balance
-0.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.1%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.9%.
13 September 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,246
Capacity
1,304 (96%)
Free school meals
37.5%
English additional lang.
16.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£48,966
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,036 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 | £10.6m | £10.7m | £7.8m | 73.0% | -£49k | £490k | 4.6% | £8,704 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £11.3m | £7.9m | 70.9% | -£138k | £351k | 3.1% | £9,113 |
| 2023/24 | £12.7m | £12.8m | £10.6m | 83.2% | -£79k | £272k | 2.1% | £10,173 |
| 2024/25 | £13.2m | £13.2m | £9.2m | 69.7% | -£24k | £248k | 1.9% | £10,569 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£653k
Other costs
£3.4m
9.9%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 48.4 | 68.6% | 53.4% | 54.5% | — | 191 |
* 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 | 90.5 | 13.7 | £46,578 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2021/22 | 93.2 | 13.1 | £47,074 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2022/23 | 89.9 | 13.7 | £46,174 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2023/24 | 93.5 | 13.2 | £47,025 | 17.9% | 2.1% | 2.1 |
| 2024/25 | 87.3 | 14.3 | £48,966 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 930 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 940 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 966 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 990 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.9% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 997 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 4.5% | 0.4% | 1,005 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.6% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 990 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 25.1% | 6.9% | 1.1% | 1,007 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 25.7% | 6.7% | 1.5% | 1,027 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 25.8% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 1,034 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 23.1% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 1,036 |
13 September 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2016 | — | Inadequate |