Per-pupil income
£6,984.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
20 April 2017 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,411
Capacity
1,350 (105%)
Free school meals
14.4%
English additional lang.
4.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£47,877
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,147 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 | £8.7m | £8.6m | £6.7m | 77.0% | +£125k | £449k | 5.2% | £6,153 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 79.0% | -£145k | £83k | 0.9% | £6,317 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.8m | £7.7m | 76.5% | +£224k | £11k | 0.1% | £6,985 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£530k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.6%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 49.7 | 76.8% | 52.6% | 46.5% | — | 228 |
* 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 | 86.8 | 16.7 | £36,530 | 6.5% | 1.1% | 7.8 |
| 2021/22 | 85.1 | 16.6 | £35,896 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2022/23 | 77.4 | 18.5 | £38,162 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 78.0 | 18.5 | £48,782 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 78.3 | 18.0 | £47,877 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.6% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 1,081 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.7% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,097 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,118 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.3% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,130 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,131 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,119 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,159 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 25.2% | 7.8% | 0.8% | 1,144 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 15.8% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 1,160 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 16.5% | 5.6% | 0.9% | 1,151 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 17.2% | 5.9% | 1.1% | 1,147 |
20 April 2017 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2008 | URN 111439 | Outstanding |