Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,234.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 32.1%, sickness 8.6 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
11 June 2015 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
743
Capacity
750 (99%)
Free school meals
24.8%
English additional lang.
5.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£49,747
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 662 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 | £5.1m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 70.0% | +£440k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,388 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £4.8m | £3.7m | 70.6% | +£433k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,722 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 72.7% | +£12k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,235 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£263k
Premises
£301k
Other costs
£1.2m
20.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
10.1%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 40.9 | 55.5% | 35.2% | 61.7% | — | 128 |
* 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 | 50.0 | 16.3 | £37,882 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 46.5 | 17.1 | £39,721 | 32.1% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 39.7 | 19.6 | £43,191 | 36.8% | 2.5% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 37.9 | 20.2 | £46,864 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 43.4 | 17.1 | £49,747 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 738 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.0% | 5.2% | 1.2% | 657 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 13.8% | 4.9% | 1.1% | 632 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 656 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 16.1% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 634 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 17.3% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 625 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.6% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 678 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 39.6% | 9.5% | 2.4% | 671 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 30.4% | 7.3% | 3.1% | 677 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 25.9% | 6.1% | 3.4% | 684 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 25.2% | 6.2% | 2.4% | 662 |
11 June 2015 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2013 | URN 121185 | Inadequate |