Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,768.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.1%
of income
In-year balance
-4.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.9% of income.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.6%.
22 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,237
Capacity
1,056 (117%)
Free school meals
12.4%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£49,066
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.
16.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 1,258 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 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 73.8% | +£110k | £719k | 9.4% | £6,273 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £8.0m | £6.2m | 80.0% | -£315k | £405k | 5.3% | £6,214 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.9m | £6.9m | 81.7% | -£415k | -£8k | -0.1% | £6,769 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£490k
Other costs
£1.5m
8.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 52.5 | 82.2% | 63.1% | 24.5% | — | 241 |
* 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 | 78.9 | 15.4 | £39,614 | 5.0% | 1.3% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 79.7 | 15.2 | £40,963 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 81.3 | 15.2 | £42,585 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 80.5 | 15.6 | £45,816 | 6.8% | 3.6% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 79.9 | 15.5 | £49,066 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,097 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.2% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,117 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,149 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.2% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,182 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 1,193 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 11.4% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,188 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,221 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.0% | 7.3% | 0.9% | 1,223 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 20.4% | 6.7% | 0.9% | 1,263 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 20.6% | 6.4% | 1.1% | 1,280 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 16.9% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 1,258 |
22 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Oct 2011 | — | Outstanding |