Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,414.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.2%
of income
In-year balance
+5.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
10 December 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,340
Capacity
1,366 (98%)
Free school meals
21.2%
English additional lang.
10.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£49,301
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,160 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 | £9.0m | £8.5m | £6.2m | 69.0% | +£470k | £989k | 11.1% | £6,464 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.5m | £6.8m | 71.9% | +£11k | £597k | 6.3% | £6,776 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £9.7m | £7.2m | 69.6% | +£610k | £737k | 7.2% | £7,414 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£863k
Premises
£555k
Other costs
£2.0m
2.6%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
3.0%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 49.7 | 73.5% | 54.7% | 52.0% | — | 223 |
* 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 | 82.1 | 16.6 | £42,131 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 82.1 | 16.9 | £42,304 | 12.9% | 1.2% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 84.8 | 16.5 | £43,368 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 87.3 | 15.9 | £45,606 | 2.3% | 1.1% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 88.5 | 15.1 | £49,301 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 8.5% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 1,109 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.4% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,106 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.7% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,061 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,071 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.9% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,081 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,094 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1,157 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 28.2% | 6.0% | 2.7% | 1,169 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 26.2% | 5.5% | 3.1% | 1,179 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 26.4% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 1,174 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 25.3% | 4.7% | 3.8% | 1,160 |
10 December 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2010 | URN 111730 | Outstanding |