Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,738.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.2%
of income
In-year balance
+5.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.3%.
24 November 2015 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,643
Capacity
1,593 (103%)
Free school meals
12.8%
English additional lang.
16.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
94.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£52,995
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,425 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 | £8.8m | £6.7m | 69.6% | +£784k | £797k | 8.3% | £6,122 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.5m | £7.1m | 69.1% | +£800k | £794k | 7.7% | £6,359 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.3m | £7.7m | 70.6% | +£612k | £564k | 5.2% | £6,738 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£477k
Other costs
£2.1m
5.1%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 58.8 | 87.4% | 72.1% | 67.6% | — | 262 |
* 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 | 92.2 | 16.8 | £43,054 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 93.1 | 16.8 | £44,258 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 92.9 | 17.4 | £46,361 | 21.3% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 94.5 | 17.1 | £49,354 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 94.8 | 17.3 | £52,995 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 996 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,039 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,038 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.3% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,115 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.6% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,194 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,280 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 7.6% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 1,377 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 19.9% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 1,379 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.2% | 6.0% | 1.7% | 1,405 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 19.1% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 1,389 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 18.9% | 5.5% | 2.0% | 1,425 |
24 November 2015 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2012 | URN 123260 | Good |