Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,650.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.6%
of income
In-year balance
-3.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.1% of income.
Elevated: turnover 21.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
17 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,052
Capacity
1,140 (92%)
Free school meals
64.2%
English additional lang.
42.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£62,172
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 860 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 | £9.6m | £8.7m | £6.8m | 70.3% | +£956k | £2.1m | 21.4% | £8,867 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.7m | £7.2m | 75.3% | -£87k | £2.0m | 20.6% | £8,719 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.9m | £7.8m | 73.9% | -£328k | £1.6m | 15.6% | £9,650 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£598k
Other costs
£2.5m
| 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 | —* | 42.9 | 60.6% | 28.4% | 67.7% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 70.1 | 15.0 | £50,726 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2021/22 | 71.6 | 15.2 | £49,136 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 74.0 | 14.9 | £52,473 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 73.0 | 15.0 | £54,090 | 21.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 69.4 | 15.2 | £62,172 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 10.5% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 893 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 901 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.8% | 3.2% | 1.7% | 923 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 12.0% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 919 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 9.9% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 884 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 10.8% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 894 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.6% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 885 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 20.0% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 892 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.1% | 4.5% | 3.4% | 912 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 23.5% | 4.2% | 3.3% | 888 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 25.1% | 4.4% | 4.0% | 860 |
17 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2013 | URN 100285 | Good |