Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,468.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.4%.
Elevated: turnover 18.9%.
29 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,321
Capacity
1,240 (107%)
Free school meals
27.2%
English additional lang.
22.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
89.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£54,455
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.
16.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,047 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 | £11.6m | £10.6m | £7.3m | 63.3% | +£965k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,673 |
| 2022/23 | £12.4m | £10.6m | £7.6m | 61.0% | +£1.9m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,715 |
| 2023/24 | £13.8m | £12.6m | £9.0m | 65.2% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,469 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£45k
Other costs
£3.5m
12.8%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
2.9%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
8.4%
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 | —* | 55.1 | 77.5% | 63.5% | 71.0% | — | 200 |
* 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 | 71.7 | 16.1 | £49,923 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 66.1 | 18.1 | £48,678 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 59.9 | 21.4 | £52,315 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 81.8 | 16.1 | £51,727 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 89.3 | 14.8 | £54,455 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 810 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.9% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 814 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.2% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 823 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.4% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 835 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 842 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.2% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 869 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.9% | 2.8% | 2.6% | 936 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 23.4% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 971 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 17.1% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1,003 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 18.7% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 1,039 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 16.3% | 4.6% | 2.5% | 1,047 |
29 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2008 | URN 101054 | Outstanding |