Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,276.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.3%
of income
In-year balance
-2.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.4% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
13 March 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,103
Capacity
1,083 (102%)
Free school meals
15.8%
English additional lang.
3.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£45,561
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,135 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 | £7.0m | £6.8m | £5.6m | 80.4% | +£149k | £223k | 3.2% | £6,397 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £6.0m | 80.9% | +£26k | £248k | 3.4% | £6,789 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.2m | £6.7m | 84.2% | -£194k | -£25k | -0.3% | £7,277 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£379k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.9%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 64.3% | 42.4% | 29.0% | — | 210 |
* 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 | 77.9 | 13.9 | £38,160 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2021/22 | 78.2 | 14.0 | £40,605 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 62.6 | 17.4 | £44,169 | 11.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 68.8 | 16.0 | £43,988 | 10.8% | 2.8% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 67.4 | 16.4 | £45,561 | —% | 2.9% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.1% | 1.4% | 1,111 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,113 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.5% | 2.8% | 0.8% | 1,100 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.8% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,109 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 12.0% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,096 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.9% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,112 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,109 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 23.7% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 1,119 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 19.4% | 6.1% | 1.8% | 1,117 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 23.3% | 7.0% | 2.0% | 1,134 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 20.5% | 6.2% | 2.0% | 1,135 |
13 March 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 2010 | URN 116498 | Good |