Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,011.13
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.5%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Elevated: turnover 18.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
12 October 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,498
Capacity
1,620 (92%)
Free school meals
40.9%
English additional lang.
7.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
98.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£50,442
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25 · 1,289 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 | £10.5m | £10.2m | £7.7m | 73.1% | +£371k | £1.7m | 15.8% | £6,848 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £11.2m | £8.5m | 76.5% | -£119k | £1.6m | 14.0% | £7,562 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £11.6m | £8.9m | 77.2% | -£100k | £1.5m | 12.6% | £7,774 |
| 2024/25 | £12.0m | £12.2m | £9.3m | 77.4% | -£191k | £1.3m | 10.5% | £8,011 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£625k
Other costs
£2.3m
5.0%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
9.6%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 39.3 | 48.3% | 30.4% | 53.3% | — | 240 |
* 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 | 89.0 | 17.2 | £43,211 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 99.5 | 15.5 | £44,165 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 102.5 | 14.3 | £44,116 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 101.7 | 14.6 | £46,663 | 18.3% | 1.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 98.0 | 15.3 | £50,442 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1,194 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.5% | 3.5% | 2.2% | 1,169 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.4% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1,157 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 2.9% | 2.7% | 1,171 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.8% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 1,189 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.0% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 1,220 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 23.0% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 1,237 |
| 2021/22 | 12.7% | 7.1% | +5.6pp | 35.8% | 4.8% | 7.9% | 1,255 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 28.0% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 1,260 |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 32.1% | 3.9% | 8.7% | 1,289 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 30.1% | 4.2% | 8.4% | 1,289 |
12 October 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2011 | — | Good |