Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,096.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.1%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
26 April 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,333
Capacity
1,567 (85%)
Free school meals
25.8%
English additional lang.
6.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
93.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£47,106
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 1,273 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 | £6.6m | £6.5m | £5.0m | 75.6% | +£148k | £344k | 5.2% | £5,915 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.7m | £5.9m | 72.0% | +£510k | £534k | 6.5% | £6,777 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.8m | £6.8m | 73.8% | +£394k | -£374k | -4.1% | £7,097 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£460k
Other costs
£1.5m
0.2%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 59.2% | 35.3% | 23.9% | — | 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 | 77.3 | 13.6 | £39,013 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 86.1 | 13.0 | £40,707 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 82.4 | 14.7 | £40,831 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 84.4 | 15.3 | £43,693 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 93.0 | 14.3 | £47,106 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.6% | 4.4% | +3.2pp | 20.9% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 1,237 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.9% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1,193 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 17.7% | 4.9% | 1.8% | 1,185 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 21.0% | 5.5% | 1.7% | 1,157 |
| 2017/18 | 8.6% | 4.8% | +3.9pp | 23.8% | 5.8% | 2.8% | 1,043 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 20.3% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 1,007 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 982 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 29.0% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 1,059 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 26.5% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 1,166 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 27.0% | 4.8% | 4.6% | 1,235 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 24.3% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 1,273 |
26 April 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2017 | URN 139204 | Inadequate |