Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,894.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
21 November 2017 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,288
Capacity
1,275 (101%)
Free school meals
22.6%
English additional lang.
4.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£50,073
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,316 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 | £7.8m | £7.7m | £6.1m | 78.5% | +£22k | £958k | 12.3% | £6,079 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.4m | £6.5m | 78.3% | -£151k | £807k | 9.7% | £6,482 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £9.0m | £7.1m | 80.6% | -£184k | £623k | 7.0% | £6,895 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£840k
Premises
£419k
Other costs
£1.5m
14.3%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 45.9 | 65.3% | 44.6% | 39.7% | — | 242 |
* 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 | 76.2 | 16.9 | £43,217 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 73.9 | 17.3 | £42,725 | 3.0% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 75.3 | 17.0 | £45,834 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 73.3 | 17.5 | £50,461 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 69.9 | 18.4 | £50,073 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.4pp | 7.5% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,278 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,307 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,303 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,314 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.7% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,327 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,323 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 9.0% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 1,306 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 20.9% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 1,295 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 21.4% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 1,304 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 21.7% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 1,318 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 21.3% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 1,316 |
21 November 2017 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2010 | URN 106527 | Outstanding |