Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,782.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
7 December 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
650
Capacity
720 (90%)
Free school meals
26.2%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£48,732
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 681 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 | £4.2m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 69.5% | +£420k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,270 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 69.4% | +£462k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,952 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 69.1% | +£526k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,783 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£612k
Premises
£268k
Other costs
£809k
3.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
3.4%
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 | —* | 48.1 | 77.4% | 59.4% | 51.1% | — | 133 |
* 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 | 37.2 | 17.4 | £41,426 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 40.3 | 16.6 | £40,646 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 38.7 | 17.9 | £43,218 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 39.6 | 16.8 | £46,147 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 39.4 | 16.5 | £48,732 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.3% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 442 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.8% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 448 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 444 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 9.1% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 486 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.1% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 541 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.6% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 604 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 15.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | 676 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 35.5% | 10.2% | 2.2% | 690 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 30.5% | 7.7% | 3.5% | 712 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 25.0% | 6.1% | 3.2% | 688 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 18.8% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 681 |
7 December 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jun 2013 | — | Good |