Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,027.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.4%, sickness 12.8 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
13 February 2019 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,258
Capacity
1,500 (84%)
Free school meals
46.7%
English additional lang.
24.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£42,410
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 1,324 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 | £8.9m | £9.1m | £6.5m | 73.0% | -£249k | £389k | 4.4% | £8,188 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £9.5m | £6.9m | 67.5% | +£682k | £516k | 5.1% | £8,610 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £10.9m | £7.4m | 64.8% | +£444k | £222k | 1.9% | £9,028 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£789k
Other costs
£2.8m
3.6%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
10.1%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
6.4%
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 | —* | 42.4 | 56.1% | 35.9% | 18.6% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 71.6 | 14.7 | £40,421 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 68.6 | 15.8 | £40,800 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2022/23 | 62.6 | 18.9 | £40,963 | 25.9% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2023/24 | 82.6 | 15.2 | £38,045 | 25.4% | 1.2% | 12.8 |
| 2024/25 | 77.6 | 16.2 | £42,410 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.6% | 4.4% | +3.2pp | 24.1% | 3.4% | 4.2% | 635 |
| 2014/15 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 25.1% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 889 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.9% | 2.7% | 2.9% | 866 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 14.1% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 1,010 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 16.9% | 2.4% | 3.0% | 1,110 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 13.5% | 1.9% | 2.9% | 1,068 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 15.1% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 1,110 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 16.1% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 1,142 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 28.3% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 1,256 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 32.4% | 5.5% | 6.2% | 1,310 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.2pp | 32.0% | 6.0% | 5.3% | 1,324 |
13 February 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2015 | URN 135905 | Inadequate |