Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,711.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
Elevated: turnover 17.8%.
8 July 2014
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
984
Capacity
900 (109%)
Free school meals
39.3%
English additional lang.
53.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£51,314
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,023 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 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 71.6% | +£332k | £834k | 11.6% | £8,018 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.5m | £5.4m | 72.3% | -£12k | £538k | 7.2% | £8,119 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 67.7% | +£577k | £769k | 9.2% | £8,711 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.1m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
3.6%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 41.0 | 55.7% | 34.7% | 55.1% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 59.8 | 15.2 | £39,813 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 66.6 | 13.5 | £42,361 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 63.1 | 14.6 | £40,995 | 25.4% | 1.6% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 64.0 | 15.0 | £47,173 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 61.0 | 16.1 | £51,314 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 15.1% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 753 |
| 2014/15 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.8% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 53 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 26.5% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 68 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 20.3% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 64 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.5% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 920 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.2% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 914 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 21.1% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 924 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 34.2% | 6.4% | 2.9% | 932 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 38.0% | 6.6% | 4.3% | 973 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 33.2% | 6.1% | 3.4% | 1,005 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 25.1% | 5.2% | 2.7% | 1,023 |
8 July 2014
Inspected as URN 119858
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Nov 2012 | — | Good |
| 30 Nov 2009 | URN 134906 | Requires improvement |