Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,948.99
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.5%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -4.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
15 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,304
Capacity
1,050 (124%)
Free school meals
22.3%
English additional lang.
19.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£60,075
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,095 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 | £10.8m | £10.9m | £7.2m | 67.4% | -£165k | £210k | 1.9% | £9,205 |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £11.3m | £7.5m | 68.1% | -£285k | -£75k | -0.7% | £8,964 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £12.3m | £8.2m | 67.9% | -£251k | -£326k | -2.7% | £9,520 |
| 2024/25 | £13.0m | £13.2m | £9.0m | 69.3% | -£254k | -£580k | -4.5% | £9,949 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£838k
Premises
£1.9m
Other costs
£2.3m
5.5%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
12.5%
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 | —* | 52.3 | 72.2% | 57.6% | 56.1% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 76.1 | 15.2 | £51,155 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2021/22 | 77.7 | 15.0 | £52,106 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 81.3 | 15.1 | £51,438 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 80.0 | 15.8 | £54,719 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 79.3 | 16.4 | £60,075 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 772 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 2.7% | 1.6% | 770 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.0% | 2.6% | 1.3% | 890 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.0% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 992 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 7.9% | 2.9% | 1.4% | 1,013 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 1,039 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 5.5% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 1,002 |
| 2021/22 | 6.6% | 7.1% | -0.6pp | 19.2% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 968 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 21.1% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1,014 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 17.5% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 1,065 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 18.1% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 1,095 |
15 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |