Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,285.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
35.3%
of income
In-year balance
+7.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Elevated: turnover 17.9%.
5 March 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
1,333
Capacity
1,350 (99%)
Free school meals
31.0%
English additional lang.
10.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£51,329
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 1,386 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 | £9.5m | £9.4m | £6.2m | 65.9% | +£109k | £4.1m | 43.1% | £7,027 |
| 2022/23 | £10.5m | £3.5m | £2.7m | 25.8% | +£6.9m | £6.9m | 66.2% | £7,779 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £10.2m | £7.3m | 65.5% | +£866k | £3.9m | 35.3% | £8,286 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£347k
Other costs
£2.6m
3.8%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
7.6%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 40.3 | 54.8% | 33.6% | 42.9% | — | 259 |
* 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 | 80.5 | 16.6 | £41,245 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 74.6 | 18.1 | £41,339 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 76.0 | 17.7 | £40,563 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 73.4 | 18.3 | £43,319 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 75.0 | 17.8 | £51,329 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,041 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.6% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1,048 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.9% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1,118 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 7.9% | 2.6% | 1.7% | 1,192 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1,268 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.4% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1,311 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 1,357 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 26.5% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 1,377 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 27.9% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 1,396 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 28.6% | 4.7% | 5.4% | 1,397 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 28.0% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 1,386 |
5 March 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2006 | URN 105842 | Outstanding |