Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,733.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
17 May 2017 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,438
Capacity
1,370 (105%)
Free school meals
38.0%
English additional lang.
55.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£50,755
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 1,299 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 | £9.5m | £8.7m | £6.8m | 71.4% | +£796k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,961 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 68.3% | +£605k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,352 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £10.6m | £7.9m | 69.9% | +£664k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,733 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£655k
Other costs
£2.1m
4.6%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 39.6 | 50.4% | 30.9% | 20.7% | — | 256 |
* 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 | 92.0 | 14.4 | £40,121 | 9.8% | 1.1% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 91.4 | 14.9 | £40,910 | 28.7% | 0.0% | 14.2 |
| 2022/23 | 80.4 | 17.6 | £41,259 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 81.2 | 18.0 | £48,518 | 23.2% | 1.2% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 78.2 | 18.4 | £50,755 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 7.8% | 2.9% | 1.3% | 947 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 9.7% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 977 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.3% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 999 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.8% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,027 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.5% | 2.3% | 2.8% | 1,031 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 1.8% | 2.7% | 1,019 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.2% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 1,141 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 25.7% | 2.9% | 5.6% | 1,202 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 24.9% | 2.1% | 6.7% | 1,246 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 26.3% | 2.2% | 6.2% | 1,314 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 28.3% | 2.6% | 6.7% | 1,299 |
17 May 2017 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2016 | — | Inadequate |