Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,655.51
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.3%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.5%.
23 May 2018 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,339
Capacity
1,200 (112%)
Free school meals
55.9%
English additional lang.
66.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£47,403
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.5%
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.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,420 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 | £9.6m | £8.9m | £6.7m | 70.0% | +£649k | £2.5m | 25.6% | £7,629 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £9.4m | £6.9m | 68.6% | +£695k | £708k | 7.0% | £7,796 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £11.5m | £7.9m | 69.4% | -£73k | £153k | 1.3% | £8,656 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£2.3m
4.0%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
12.3%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 63.5% | 36.9% | 62.4% | — | 271 |
* 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 | 70.4 | 18.0 | £40,268 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 65.8 | 19.1 | £40,031 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 77.8 | 16.6 | £43,716 | 18.0% | 3.7% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 82.4 | 16.0 | £43,674 | 22.5% | 3.5% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 82.0 | 16.3 | £47,403 | —% | 3.5% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.1% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 124 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 8.8% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 422 |
| 2017/18 | 3.0% | 4.8% | -1.7pp | 5.7% | 1.4% | 1.6% | 685 |
| 2018/19 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.2pp | 7.1% | 1.4% | 2.0% | 930 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 1,336 |
| 2021/22 | 6.3% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 17.9% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 1,293 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 17.9% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 1,328 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 20.9% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 1,373 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 20.3% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1,420 |
23 May 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding