Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,892.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.5%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
4 December 2019 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,112
Capacity
1,250 (89%)
Free school meals
61.4%
English additional lang.
48.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£49,105
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
8.2%
2024/25 · 1,226 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 | £7.2m | £6.7m | £4.5m | 63.2% | +£439k | £648k | 9.0% | £7,571 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.6m | £4.7m | 56.6% | +£693k | £1.0m | 12.6% | £8,072 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.2m | £6.0m | 61.7% | +£443k | £1.0m | 10.5% | £8,892 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£1.8m
2.8%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.6%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
0.1%
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 | —* | 29.4 | 38.3% | 18.1% | 57.4% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 56.9 | 15.4 | £39,130 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 57.8 | 16.4 | £41,134 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 14.1 |
| 2022/23 | 57.1 | 18.0 | £44,004 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2023/24 | 64.5 | 16.8 | £46,216 | 21.1% | 4.4% | 1.2 |
| 2024/25 | 60.7 | 18.3 | £49,105 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.9% | 4.4% | +4.5pp | 28.2% | 3.2% | 5.7% | 1,082 |
| 2014/15 | 11.4% | 4.5% | +6.9pp | 38.0% | 3.0% | 8.4% | 1,021 |
| 2015/16 | 11.3% | 4.5% | +6.8pp | 39.6% | 2.9% | 8.3% | 924 |
| 2016/17 | 9.9% | 4.6% | +5.3pp | 32.3% | 2.8% | 7.1% | 882 |
| 2017/18 | 9.1% | 4.8% | +4.4pp | 29.8% | 2.8% | 6.3% | 838 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 26.1% | 2.6% | 5.3% | 854 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 21.2% | 2.4% | 4.5% | 932 |
| 2021/22 | 14.7% | 7.1% | +7.5pp | 49.0% | 5.7% | 9.0% | 1,009 |
| 2022/23 | 15.8% | 6.8% | +9.0pp | 43.9% | 6.0% | 9.8% | 1,106 |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% | +6.7pp | 39.7% | 5.3% | 8.0% | 1,218 |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% | +6.3pp | 37.4% | 4.2% | 8.2% | 1,226 |
4 December 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Sept 2014 | URN 106947 | Inadequate |