Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£127,833.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
51.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
61.3%
of income
In-year balance
+33.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: turnover 55.8%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 14.7%.
17 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
31
Capacity
32 (97%)
Free school meals
14.3%
English additional lang.
12.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 8–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
5.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.3
Mean salary
£56,620
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
14.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.2%
Unauthorised absence
0.0%
2024/25 · 24 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 | £3.4m | £2.9m | £2.3m | 69.2% | +£477k | £2.2m | 65.3% | £104,813 |
| 2022/23 | £3.9m | £3.7m | £3.0m | 77.2% | +£295k | £2.2m | 56.5% | £123,406 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £2.5m | £2.0m | 51.9% | +£1.3m | £2.4m | 61.3% | £127,833 |
Teaching staff
£273k
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£147k
Other costs
£402k
3.9%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 4 |
* 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 | 5.0 | 6.4 | £41,051 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6 | 3.7 | £42,237 | 55.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4 | 5.9 | £49,571 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6 | 3.9 | £55,774 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8 | 5.3 | £56,620 | —% | 14.7% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 11.1% | 3.0% | 0.0% | 9 |
| 2015/16 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 8.3% | 2.8% | 0.0% | 12 |
| 2016/17 | 3.0% | 4.6% | -1.6pp | 0.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | 15 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 11.1% | 4.1% | 0.1% | 18 |
| 2018/19 | 12.2% | 4.6% | +7.5pp | 20.0% | 11.6% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 14.3% | 1.9% | 2.6% | 14 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 18.2% | 8.8% | 0.3% | 11 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 21.4% | 6.4% | 2.8% | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% | -2.2pp | 12.5% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 16 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 37.5% | 10.2% | 0.0% | 24 |
17 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good