Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,022.84
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.1%
of income
In-year balance
-3.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.3%.
Elevated: turnover 24.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.7% of income.
14 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,154
Capacity
1,170 (99%)
Free school meals
39.0%
English additional lang.
51.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£51,710
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,129 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 | £9.1m | £9.1m | £7.5m | 82.4% | +£36k | £719k | 7.9% | £7,671 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.8m | £7.9m | 82.6% | -£321k | £398k | 4.2% | £8,002 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £10.3m | £8.3m | 82.3% | -£233k | £165k | 1.6% | £8,573 |
| 2024/25 | £10.3m | £10.7m | £8.7m | 84.3% | -£382k | -£217k | -2.1% | £9,023 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£2.0m
Premises
£572k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
9.0%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 45.2 | 61.5% | 39.2% | 77.7% | — | 148 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 76.0% | 76.0% | 76.0% | 74.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 69.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 46.0% | — |
| 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 | 76.5 | 15.9 | £44,744 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2021/22 | 72.0 | 16.5 | £44,866 | 33.2% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2022/23 | 64.0 | 18.6 | £49,280 | 24.9% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 62.2 | 18.9 | £50,242 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 65.4 | 17.5 | £51,710 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1,368 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.4% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 1,441 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1,476 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 2.8% | 2.2% | 1,498 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.1% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1,401 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 1,391 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 1,248 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 31.4% | 5.7% | 2.8% | 1,219 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 28.1% | 4.4% | 3.9% | 1,193 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 26.5% | 3.9% | 3.8% | 1,185 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 24.0% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 1,129 |
14 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2013 | — | Good |