Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,312.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-12.1%
of income
In-year balance
+7.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.1%, sickness 15.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement18 March 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
449
Capacity
855 (53%)
Free school meals
33.6%
English additional lang.
2.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
23.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£49,708
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25 · 490 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 | £2.3m | £2.2m | £1.7m | 74.6% | +£68k | -£115k | -5.1% | £5,237 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.5m | 71.5% | +£49k | -£530k | -15.2% | £7,936 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.5m | £2.8m | 73.1% | +£266k | -£457k | -12.1% | £8,312 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£273k
Premises
£205k
Other costs
£547k
6.5%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 35.7 | 57.6% | 45.5% | 36.4% | — | 66 |
* 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 | 27.9 | 15.2 | £40,464 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 26.8 | 16.2 | £41,679 | 24.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 26.6 | 16.5 | £45,411 | 21.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 25.3 | 18.0 | £47,462 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 15.4 |
| 2024/25 | 23.8 | 18.9 | £49,708 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.5% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 451 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 20.5% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 425 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 20.3% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 405 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 14.7% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 380 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 23.1% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 438 |
| 2021/22 | 14.0% | 7.1% | +6.8pp | 44.7% | 7.7% | 6.3% | 445 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 43.2% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 479 |
| 2023/24 | 13.5% | 6.6% | +6.9pp | 43.5% | 4.6% | 8.8% | 481 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 35.9% | 5.6% | 7.5% | 490 |
18 March 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2021 | URN 142061 | Inadequate |