Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,129.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
32.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 20.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
363
Capacity
950 (38%)
Free school meals
58.0%
English additional lang.
9.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.9
Mean salary
£50,893
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
38.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.2%
Unauthorised absence
10.4%
2024/25 · 394 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 | £3.8m | £3.4m | £2.4m | 64.8% | +£369k | £274k | 7.3% | £7,438 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 65.3% | +£523k | £853k | 21.2% | £9,647 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.3m | £2.4m | 63.8% | +£516k | £1.2m | 32.0% | £10,129 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£236k
Premises
£236k
Other costs
£614k
7.9%
Admin staff
4.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.0%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 33.3 | 45.2% | 19.2% | 1.4% | — | 73 |
* 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 | 44.1 | 12.4 | £44,371 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2021/22 | 34.7 | 14.6 | £46,274 | 46.4% | 2.8% | — |
| 2022/23 | 29.8 | 14.0 | £46,648 | 43.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 25.0 | 14.9 | £46,257 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 28.2 | 12.9 | £50,893 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
38.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 963 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 958 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 927 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.5% | 3.9% | 2.6% | 836 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 19.3% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 756 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 18.1% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 698 |
| 2020/21 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 25.0% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 556 |
| 2021/22 | 14.2% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 37.0% | 5.6% | 8.5% | 521 |
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% | +6.9pp | 41.4% | 6.1% | 7.6% | 444 |
| 2023/24 | 14.9% | 6.6% | +8.3pp | 42.8% | 2.5% | 12.4% | 402 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 38.3% | 1.2% | 10.4% | 394 |
25 March 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2019 | URN 135731 | Inadequate |