Per-pupil income
£10,863.27
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
18 October 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,541
Capacity
1,550 (99%)
Free school meals
46.8%
English additional lang.
42.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
108.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£58,845
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,207 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 | £13.8m | £13.8m | £10.0m | 72.1% | +£16k | £432k | 3.1% | £8,919 |
| 2022/23 | £14.4m | £14.4m | £10.5m | 73.3% | -£2k | £430k | 3.0% | £9,385 |
| 2023/24 | £15.6m | £15.1m | £10.9m | 70.1% | +£468k | £897k | 5.8% | £10,276 |
| 2024/25 | £16.7m | £16.4m | £11.8m | 70.6% | +£310k | £1.2m | 7.2% | £10,863 |
Teaching staff
£8.1m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£2.1m
Other costs
£2.5m
5.1%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
2.6%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
15.0%
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 | —* | 54.3 | 74.7% | 54.0% | 42.2% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 107.2 | 14.3 | £51,544 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 107.8 | 14.4 | £52,380 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 106.2 | 14.4 | £54,411 | 14.7% | 0.9% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 108.6 | 14.0 | £57,191 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 108.3 | 14.2 | £58,845 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 7.0% | 2.6% | 1.1% | 1,207 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 1,201 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.4% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 1,209 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.0% | 2.9% | 0.7% | 1,207 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.6pp | 6.8% | 3.1% | 1.0% | 1,211 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.7% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1,204 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 1,198 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 20.4% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 1,208 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 24.6% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 1,214 |
| 2023/24 | 6.7% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 20.9% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,214 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 22.0% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 1,207 |
18 October 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2011 | — | Good |