Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£6,703.67
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
91.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-10.1%
of income
In-year balance
-9.9%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 91.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.9% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,625
Capacity
2,600 (101%)
Free school meals
20.3%
English additional lang.
22.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
155.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£48,800
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 1,881 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 | £14.0m | £13.9m | £11.3m | 80.6% | +£143k | £438k | 3.1% | £5,725 |
| 2022/23 | £15.1m | £15.3m | £12.5m | 82.6% | -£151k | £287k | 1.9% | £6,057 |
| 2023/24 | £16.4m | £16.8m | £13.8m | 84.2% | -£323k | -£36k | -0.2% | £6,527 |
| 2024/25 | £17.6m | £19.3m | £16.0m | 91.1% | -£1.7m | -£1.8m | -10.1% | £6,704 |
Teaching staff
£12.1m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£602k
Other costs
£2.7m
7.4%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 50.4 | 71.5% | 47.9% | 34.0% | — | 365 |
* 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 | 132.1 | 18.6 | £42,246 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 136.7 | 17.9 | £42,475 | 7.2% | 1.4% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 142.2 | 17.6 | £43,164 | 7.2% | 3.4% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 152.0 | 16.5 | £45,466 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 155.5 | 16.9 | £48,800 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,799 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.3% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1,819 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.0% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 1,823 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 11.2% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,834 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 1,840 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 13.1% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 1,847 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,856 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 31.9% | 8.0% | 1.9% | 1,849 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 26.2% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 1,861 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 25.2% | 6.4% | 2.5% | 1,854 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 24.7% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 1,881 |
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View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2018 | — | Good |