Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,920.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
92.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-162.9%
of income
In-year balance
-12.4%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 92.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 12.4% of income.
8 May 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
178
Capacity
300 (59%)
Free school meals
12.5%
English additional lang.
80.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
18.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
9.9
Mean salary
£46,344
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 166 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 | £986k | £1.0m | £875k | 88.7% | -£49k | -£1.9m | -194.6% | £6,800 |
| 2022/23 | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.1m | 91.7% | -£124k | -£2.0m | -171.0% | £7,739 |
| 2023/24 | £1.3m | £1.5m | £1.2m | 92.2% | -£167k | -£2.2m | -162.9% | £8,921 |
Teaching staff
£866k
Support staff
£60k
Premises
£75k
Other costs
£197k
8.6%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
10.8%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 66.0% | 40.0% | 16.0% | — | 50 |
* 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 | 18.1 | 7.1 | £39,037 | 32.8% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 18.1 | 8.0 | £37,895 | 36.4% | 5.2% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 18.5 | 8.3 | £41,460 | 37.9% | 9.8% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 14.0 | 10.8 | £42,479 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 18.0 | 9.9 | £46,344 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 6.7% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 60 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 5.5% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 55 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 9.0% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 78 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 15.4% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 78 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.2% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 117 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 17.9% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 117 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 28.7% | 3.3% | 6.0% | 136 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 32.2% | 4.1% | 5.5% | 146 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 14.4% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 146 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 21.7% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 166 |
8 May 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2017 | — | Outstanding |