Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£11,204.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.7%
of income
In-year balance
+2.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.8%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.9%.
28 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
688
Capacity
1,052 (65%)
Free school meals
50.8%
English additional lang.
68.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.2
Mean salary
£51,486
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 617 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 | £6.7m | £6.8m | £5.4m | 80.7% | -£17k | £690k | 10.2% | £8,538 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.3m | £5.6m | 75.4% | +£181k | £871k | 11.7% | £9,834 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £5.8m | 75.4% | +£210k | £1.0m | 13.7% | £11,204 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£748k
Premises
£490k
Other costs
£1.2m
7.2%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 54.7% | 36.8% | 46.2% | — | 106 |
* 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 | 56.6 | 13.5 | £45,338 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2021/22 | 69.1 | 11.4 | £44,954 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 60.9 | 12.4 | £43,282 | 21.8% | 1.6% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 57.5 | 11.8 | £52,693 | 27.1% | 1.7% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 56.5 | 12.2 | £51,486 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 685 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.3% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 679 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 709 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.8% | 2.4% | 2.9% | 743 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.3% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 737 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 727 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.4% | 3.4% | 2.1% | 660 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 28.6% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 683 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 32.3% | 5.2% | 3.4% | 651 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 27.5% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 610 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 25.9% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 617 |
28 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2014 | — | Good |