Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,918.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
-3.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.
12 September 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
914
Capacity
900 (102%)
Free school meals
24.9%
English additional lang.
11.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£49,619
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 934 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 | £7.9m | £7.5m | £5.4m | 68.5% | +£414k | £444k | 5.6% | £8,611 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.6m | £6.2m | 73.0% | -£60k | £385k | 4.5% | £9,247 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £9.4m | £6.6m | 72.3% | -£310k | £75k | 0.8% | £9,918 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£860k
Premises
£756k
Other costs
£2.1m
7.6%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
3.9%
ICT
3.0%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 50.7 | 71.4% | 43.4% | 41.1% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 46.5 | 19.2 | £46,473 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 41.5 | 22.2 | £50,550 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2022/23 | 38.5 | 23.9 | £48,893 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2023/24 | 43.5 | 21.1 | £50,415 | 9.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 60.2 | 15.2 | £49,619 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.5% | 4.4% | -1.9pp | 4.6% | 2.4% | 0.1% | 780 |
| 2014/15 | 2.5% | 4.5% | -2.1pp | 3.3% | 2.3% | 0.2% | 786 |
| 2015/16 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.5% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 786 |
| 2016/17 | 2.7% | 4.6% | -1.9pp | 3.4% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 786 |
| 2017/18 | 2.7% | 4.8% | -2.1pp | 5.1% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 810 |
| 2018/19 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.7pp | 4.7% | 2.5% | 0.5% | 845 |
| 2020/21 | 2.1% | 4.5% | -2.4pp | 2.7% | 1.8% | 0.3% | 911 |
| 2021/22 | 4.2% | 7.1% | -3.0pp | 7.8% | 3.5% | 0.6% | 945 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 13.5% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 936 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.1pp | 13.8% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 930 |
| 2024/25 | 5.1% | 6.2% | -1.1pp | 12.8% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 934 |
12 September 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Feb 2013 | URN 100752 | Good |