Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£10,000
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.2%.
Elevated: turnover 33.8%, sickness 8.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement26 November 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
999
Capacity
1,050 (95%)
Free school meals
53.2%
English additional lang.
15.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£53,565
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
10.8%
2024/25 · 1,074 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 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 71.9% | +£231k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,963 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £8.5m | £6.1m | 62.7% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,401 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.0m | £6.5m | 63.8% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £10,000 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£491k
Other costs
£2.0m
3.3%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 36.1 | 40.3% | 18.9% | 58.2% | — | 201 |
* 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 | 67.8 | 14.6 | £43,375 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2021/22 | 73.6 | — | £42,246 | 13.9% | 1.3% | — |
| 2022/23 | 66.2 | 15.6 | £46,893 | 23.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 66.8 | 15.3 | £48,490 | 33.8% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 52.8 | 18.9 | £53,565 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
16.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 528 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.9% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 566 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.6% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 583 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 19.1% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 654 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 23.3% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 735 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 24.3% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 857 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.2% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1,023 |
| 2021/22 | 13.0% | 7.1% | +5.8pp | 41.0% | 7.5% | 5.5% | 1,008 |
| 2022/23 | 14.9% | 6.8% | +8.1pp | 43.3% | 8.2% | 6.7% | 1,087 |
| 2023/24 | 17.2% | 6.6% | +10.6pp | 47.7% | 7.4% | 9.8% | 1,119 |
| 2024/25 | 16.6% | 6.2% | +10.4pp | 40.7% | 5.8% | 10.8% | 1,074 |
26 November 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2020 | URN 135875 | Inadequate |