Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,017.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.0%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,690
Capacity
1,650 (102%)
Free school meals
11.0%
English additional lang.
20.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
112.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£54,242
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 1,404 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 | £10.8m | £9.9m | £8.0m | 73.8% | +£890k | £1.1m | 10.3% | £6,472 |
| 2022/23 | £11.6m | £11.0m | £8.6m | 74.2% | +£609k | £1.1m | 9.3% | £6,972 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £11.7m | £9.5m | 81.0% | +£6k | £536k | 4.6% | £7,017 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£738k
Other costs
£1.5m
11.8%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 60.7 | 88.4% | 75.0% | 78.7% | — | 268 |
* 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 | 111.2 | 15.0 | £41,572 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 114.9 | 14.5 | £40,675 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | 109.2 | 15.3 | £45,126 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 112.9 | 14.8 | £50,739 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 112.0 | 15.1 | £54,242 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,350 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.1% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,379 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,406 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.9% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,407 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.1% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,415 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.8% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 1,416 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.0% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 1,393 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 17.0% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 1,383 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 15.9% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1,392 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 13.9% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1,396 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 12.3% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,404 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2014 | — | Outstanding |