Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,698.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
20 September 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
2,087
Capacity
2,175 (96%)
Free school meals
10.2%
English additional lang.
16.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
128.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£45,241
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,884 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 | £12.4m | £11.2m | £8.6m | 68.9% | +£1.2m | £1.9m | 15.7% | £5,863 |
| 2022/23 | £12.8m | £12.5m | £9.3m | 73.0% | +£286k | £1.2m | 9.4% | £6,029 |
| 2023/24 | £14.0m | £13.6m | £10.3m | 74.0% | +£405k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,698 |
Teaching staff
£8.0m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£553k
Other costs
£2.7m
3.8%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
6.7%
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 | —* | 50.5 | 73.9% | 48.5% | 45.3% | — | 371 |
* 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 | 122.5 | 17.0 | £38,060 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 111.9 | 18.9 | £41,227 | 17.5% | 0.9% | 3.8 |
| 2022/23 | 126.9 | 16.7 | £39,216 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 132.2 | 15.8 | £42,115 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 128.1 | 16.3 | £45,241 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 10.0% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,516 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,505 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.2% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1,517 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.1% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,526 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,584 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 1,661 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.2% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,800 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 28.1% | 6.4% | 2.4% | 1,863 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 26.3% | 6.0% | 2.9% | 1,902 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 25.5% | 5.8% | 3.0% | 1,894 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 18.2% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 1,884 |
20 September 2017 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2010 | URN 111434 | Outstanding |