Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,440.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.5%
of income
In-year balance
+2.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.1%.
19 April 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,081
Capacity
1,000 (108%)
Free school meals
12.4%
English additional lang.
11.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£49,551
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 871 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 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £4.8m | 78.8% | +£355k | -£67k | -1.1% | £5,676 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.0m | £4.8m | 71.6% | +£656k | £197k | 3.0% | £6,460 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £5.4m | 80.1% | +£144k | -£100k | -1.5% | £6,441 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£543k
Premises
£241k
Other costs
£962k
4.4%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 56.0 | 80.2% | 64.5% | 22.7% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 55.6 | 18.9 | £43,656 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 57.7 | 18.5 | £43,446 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 55.5 | 18.6 | £45,346 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 59.1 | 17.8 | £48,267 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 19.3 | £49,551 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 10.0% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 768 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.3% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 769 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.0% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 792 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.9% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 807 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 802 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 814 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 10.9% | 3.2% | 0.7% | 828 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 24.5% | 6.9% | 1.1% | 832 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 17.8% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 842 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 19.0% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 863 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | +0.0pp | 16.5% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 871 |
19 April 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept 2011 | URN 103536 | Good |