Per-pupil income
£6,751.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-13.5%
of income
In-year balance
+10.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
12 June 2019 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
932
Capacity
1,208 (77%)
Free school meals
16.5%
English additional lang.
7.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£50,100
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 967 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 | £3.7m | £3.6m | £2.7m | 73.5% | +£119k | -£566k | -15.3% | £5,318 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 83.5% | -£390k | -£1.2m | -28.6% | £5,293 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.4m | £4.2m | 69.2% | +£645k | -£815k | -13.5% | £6,752 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£360k
Premises
£350k
Other costs
£862k
7.8%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 53.4 | 78.9% | 67.7% | 71.4% | — | 161 |
* 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 | 31.6 | 18.7 | £40,389 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 35.6 | 19.6 | £39,840 | 5.6% | 2.7% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 42.0 | 18.5 | £44,330 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 17.8 | £44,472 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 58.7 | 15.9 | £50,100 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 12.8% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 429 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.1% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 384 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.0% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 401 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 11.3% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 399 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 8.1% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 406 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.0% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 424 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.9% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 609 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 20.1% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 731 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 18.3% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 815 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 18.0% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 13.9% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 967 |
12 June 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Mar 2014 | URN 121701 | Good |