Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,356.08
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.3%
of income
In-year balance
+6.5%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
15 March 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
801
Capacity
862 (93%)
Free school meals
33.7%
English additional lang.
4.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£49,323
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 819 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 | £5.3m | £5.1m | £3.9m | 73.3% | +£284k | £1.1m | 20.6% | £6,838 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.4m | £4.2m | 75.7% | +£145k | £984k | 17.7% | £6,975 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 73.7% | +£383k | £1.0m | 17.3% | £7,356 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£754k
Premises
£330k
Other costs
£845k
4.2%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 46.3 | 61.2% | 39.5% | 17.8% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 48.4 | 16.5 | £41,993 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 47.0 | 16.6 | £41,077 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2022/23 | 44.0 | 18.1 | £44,364 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 47.3 | 17.0 | £46,467 | 5.7% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 48.4 | 16.6 | £49,323 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.4% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 887 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.6% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 858 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.5% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 826 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 835 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 14.3% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 774 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 768 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 14.1% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 815 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 28.4% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 806 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 23.2% | 3.4% | 5.3% | 826 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 21.0% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 828 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 15.6% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 819 |
15 March 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2015 | URN 112941 | Requires improvement |