Per-pupil income
£7,894.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
5 November 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,368
Capacity
1,356 (101%)
Free school meals
2.6%
English additional lang.
17.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£54,810
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25 · 916 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 | £8.5m | £9.5m | £7.3m | 85.4% | -£980k | £513k | 6.0% | £6,252 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £9.9m | £7.4m | 73.3% | +£173k | £686k | 6.8% | £7,361 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.6m | £7.9m | 73.1% | +£192k | £878k | 8.1% | £7,895 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£746k
Premises
£470k
Other costs
£2.3m
9.6%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 73.9 | 97.8% | 96.2% | 87.4% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 71.2 | 19.2 | £46,828 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 76.3 | 17.8 | £46,590 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 74.4 | 18.4 | £49,038 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 76.9 | 17.8 | £52,474 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 75.5 | 18.1 | £54,810 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 12.0% | 6.1% | 0.1% | 906 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 16.4% | 6.7% | 0.1% | 909 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.4% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 919 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.0% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 928 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 6.4% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 926 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.6% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 930 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.9% | 3.6% | 0.3% | 923 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 19.9% | 5.7% | 0.1% | 920 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 10.7% | 5.2% | 0.2% | 923 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.1pp | 14.6% | 5.3% | 0.2% | 920 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 14.2% | 5.0% | 0.2% | 916 |
5 November 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Nov 2007 | URN 110514 | Outstanding |