Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,679.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.4%.
15 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,784
Capacity
1,700 (105%)
Free school meals
14.2%
English additional lang.
22.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
105.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£50,573
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,318 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 | £9.7m | £8.9m | £7.5m | 77.6% | +£818k | £104k | 1.1% | £5,543 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.3m | £8.1m | 76.8% | +£300k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,967 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £11.6m | £9.3m | 79.4% | +£155k | -£285k | -2.4% | £6,679 |
Teaching staff
£7.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£640k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
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 | —* | 54.3 | 78.9% | 68.0% | 71.1% | — | 266 |
* 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 | 106.0 | 16.5 | £40,917 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2021/22 | 100.8 | 17.4 | £42,226 | 15.1% | 1.0% | 10.1 |
| 2022/23 | 102.7 | 17.3 | £41,845 | 12.1% | 1.0% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 110.5 | 15.9 | £41,688 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 105.6 | 16.9 | £50,573 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.7% | 0.5% | 1,008 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.9% | 0.3% | 1,007 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 1,074 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.1% | 3.6% | 0.4% | 1,131 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.8% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 1,191 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 10.0% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,253 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,311 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.1% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 1,320 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.4pp | 19.9% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 1,317 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 14.7% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1,331 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 14.3% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 1,318 |
15 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2009 | URN 110498 | Outstanding |