Per-pupil income
£8,499.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.5%
of income
In-year balance
+13.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
18 October 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,206
Capacity
1,650 (73%)
Free school meals
48.9%
English additional lang.
74.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£54,296
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,176 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 | £7.8m | £5.9m | 70.6% | +£584k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,387 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 73.0% | +£487k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,003 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £9.8m | £7.8m | 69.2% | +£1.5m | £1.5m | 13.5% | £8,499 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£990k
Premises
£457k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
6.0%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 39.9 | 58.5% | 36.3% | 37.7% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 58.0 | 17.6 | £47,246 | 32.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 54.0 | 21.1 | £47,021 | 31.5% | 10.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 76.4 | 16.1 | £46,345 | 31.1% | 1.3% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 78.6 | 16.9 | £50,607 | 28.0% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2024/25 | 71.6 | 16.8 | £54,296 | —% | 2.7% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.7% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 23.8% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 706 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.4% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 1,161 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 21.4% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 1,082 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.7% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1,042 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.1% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 1,007 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.8% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 1,021 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.0% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 1,037 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 38.6% | 5.9% | 4.8% | 1,087 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 42.1% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 1,152 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 35.1% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 1,228 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 24.8% | 3.0% | 4.3% | 1,176 |
18 October 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2015 | — | Inadequate |