Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,255.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
8 January 2020 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,404
Capacity
1,992 (70%)
Free school meals
25.5%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£51,852
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,243 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 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 70.2% | +£143k | £1.7m | 20.3% | £6,152 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.6m | £6.2m | 68.2% | +£512k | £1.8m | 20.1% | £6,492 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £9.8m | £7.0m | 69.8% | +£211k | £1.4m | 13.6% | £7,255 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£903k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
9.6%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 44.0 | 62.1% | 35.3% | 44.2% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 72.1 | 18.6 | £43,091 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 17.5 | £42,996 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 76.1 | 18.5 | £45,431 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 79.5 | 17.4 | £44,695 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 81.3 | 17.3 | £51,852 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.5% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,512 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,491 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.5% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 1,393 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.6% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,318 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,210 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,153 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 7.5% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 1,184 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 27.9% | 7.3% | 0.8% | 1,190 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 28.6% | 7.4% | 1.2% | 1,257 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 32.4% | 7.6% | 1.7% | 1,251 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 26.9% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 1,243 |
8 January 2020 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2016 | URN 118078 | Inadequate |