Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,894.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
7 May 2015 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,188
Capacity
1,253 (95%)
Free school meals
15.9%
English additional lang.
3.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£49,208
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,062 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 | £6.9m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 75.0% | +£177k | £253k | 3.7% | £5,950 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 72.8% | +£400k | £375k | 5.0% | £6,493 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 74.4% | +£215k | £420k | 5.1% | £6,894 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£789k
Premises
£594k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.9%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 49.8 | 73.3% | 50.5% | 60.7% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 64.4 | 17.5 | £42,791 | 5.0% | 1.5% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 69.7 | 16.6 | £43,179 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 65.9 | 17.7 | £43,791 | 3.0% | 1.5% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 68.0 | 17.7 | £44,649 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 68.8 | 17.3 | £49,208 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 986 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 965 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.1% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 971 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 941 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 18.0% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 962 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 16.4% | 4.9% | 1.8% | 961 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 989 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 28.8% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 1,041 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 23.2% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 1,048 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.6% | 5.6% | 3.1% | 1,061 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 26.9% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 1,062 |
7 May 2015 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2011 | URN 109306 | Outstanding |