Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,692.38
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
31.2%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Elevated: turnover 19.9%, sickness 8.6 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.6%.
21 February 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
1,073
Capacity
1,350 (79%)
Free school meals
21.9%
English additional lang.
20.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.2
Mean salary
£49,199
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 996 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 | £7.1m | £6.9m | £5.5m | 77.0% | +£233k | £1.9m | 27.4% | £6,707 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.1m | £5.5m | 69.1% | +£808k | £2.8m | 34.9% | £7,131 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 76.4% | -£170k | £2.6m | 31.2% | £7,692 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£976k
Premises
£405k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.6%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
6.9%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 40.3 | 49.4% | 30.8% | 20.9% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 58.4 | 17.6 | £40,903 | 16.2% | 1.7% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 63.7 | 16.6 | £42,143 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 12.8 |
| 2022/23 | 62.9 | 17.6 | £42,485 | 33.5% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 18.6 | £44,284 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 53.2 | 20.2 | £49,199 | —% | 3.6% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 18.6% | 4.1% | 2.1% | 560 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 596 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.2% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 647 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 723 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.0% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 768 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.8% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 827 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 13.5% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 903 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 30.8% | 6.4% | 2.3% | 939 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 34.7% | 7.0% | 3.4% | 978 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 28.2% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 975 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 28.2% | 6.7% | 3.8% | 996 |
21 February 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2013 | — | Good |