Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,156.05
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
26 September 2017 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,192
Capacity
1,585 (75%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
5.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£52,809
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,053 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 | £7.7m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 71.5% | +£496k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,297 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 73.5% | +£164k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,888 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 72.8% | +£342k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,156 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£524k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.0%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 42.7 | 69.8% | 38.5% | 86.5% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 69.7 | 17.5 | £41,942 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 67.8 | 18.1 | £42,146 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2022/23 | 71.1 | 17.4 | £43,580 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2023/24 | 70.0 | 17.9 | £50,532 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 66.4 | 18.0 | £52,809 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 984 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.1% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 938 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.3% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 926 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.2% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 923 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 940 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.1% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 968 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.9% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 1,109 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 32.2% | 6.5% | 3.4% | 1,098 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.8% | 7.2% | 3.3% | 1,122 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 34.8% | 7.6% | 3.2% | 1,146 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 32.4% | 8.1% | 2.7% | 1,053 |
26 September 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2012 | URN 136009 | Inadequate |