Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,622.42
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
Reserves fell from 14.3% to 13.6% over 3 years
31 October 2018 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,148
Capacity
1,140 (101%)
Free school meals
20.1%
English additional lang.
2.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£54,868
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,184 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 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £5.5m | 74.5% | +£105k | £1.1m | 14.3% | £6,497 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 75.7% | +£13k | £1.1m | 14.0% | £6,787 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £6.2m | 73.9% | +£45k | £1.1m | 13.4% | £7,422 |
| 2024/25 | £8.8m | £8.7m | £6.7m | 76.4% | +£68k | £1.2m | 13.6% | £7,622 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£714k
Premises
£374k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.5%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
3.5%
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 | —* | 50.3 | 73.9% | 56.4% | 57.3% | — | 218 |
* 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 | 65.3 | 17.3 | £45,224 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 67.1 | 17.0 | £45,363 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 63.7 | 17.8 | £47,851 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 63.5 | 17.7 | £50,245 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 62.7 | 18.3 | £54,868 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,168 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.2% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,166 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.5% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 1,182 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.1% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,164 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 1.3% | 1,169 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,169 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.1% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,164 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 19.3% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1,175 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 24.3% | 5.3% | 2.5% | 1,184 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 21.8% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 1,174 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 18.7% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 1,184 |
31 October 2018 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jun 2013 | — | Outstanding |