Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,853.38
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
54.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Elevated: turnover 21.0%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 October 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,230
Capacity
1,409 (87%)
Free school meals
49.3%
English additional lang.
38.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.2
Mean salary
£49,995
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25 · 1,038 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 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £3.9m | 64.7% | +£420k | -£778k | -12.8% | £5,014 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £9.4m | £5.8m | 57.1% | +£715k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,177 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £9.8m | £5.8m | 54.4% | +£945k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,853 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£854k
Premises
£1.7m
Other costs
£2.3m
4.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
0.9%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
-0.0%
Catering
12.1%
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 | —* | 34.4 | 43.1% | 21.0% | 77.2% | — | 167 |
* 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 | 81.3 | 15.0 | £41,350 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2021/22 | 74.0 | — | £41,248 | 27.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 65.6 | 18.9 | £47,181 | 30.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 66.6 | 18.2 | £45,935 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 64.0 | 19.2 | £49,995 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.9% | 4.4% | +3.5pp | 22.8% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 1,074 |
| 2014/15 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 24.9% | 3.8% | 4.1% | 1,052 |
| 2015/16 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.6% | 3.1% | 4.3% | 1,019 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.8% | 1.9% | 4.9% | 1,029 |
| 2017/18 | 8.9% | 4.8% | +4.2pp | 25.1% | 3.0% | 6.0% | 1,023 |
| 2018/19 | 11.1% | 4.6% | +6.5pp | 35.1% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 1,016 |
| 2020/21 | 10.7% | 4.5% | +6.1pp | 33.4% | 4.7% | 6.0% | 996 |
| 2021/22 | 20.2% | 7.1% | +13.0pp | 54.0% | 4.7% | 15.5% | 997 |
| 2022/23 | 19.0% | 6.8% | +12.2pp | 50.1% | 5.8% | 13.1% | 1,032 |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% | +8.1pp | 38.2% | 5.2% | 9.5% | 1,049 |
| 2024/25 | 12.1% | 6.2% | +5.9pp | 30.8% | 4.8% | 7.3% | 1,038 |
1 October 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Dec 2018 | URN 104696 | Inadequate |