Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,578.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
86.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.3%
of income
In-year balance
-7.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 86.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.0% of income.
10 January 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,631
Capacity
1,398 (117%)
Free school meals
11.3%
English additional lang.
20.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
91.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£52,776
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,277 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 | £10.2m | £9.2m | £7.2m | 70.5% | +£1.0m | £2.3m | 22.3% | £6,767 |
| 2022/23 | £11.8m | £10.4m | £7.9m | 67.1% | +£1.4m | £3.2m | 26.9% | £7,627 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £11.2m | £9.1m | 86.4% | -£729k | £2.1m | 20.3% | £6,578 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£205k
Other costs
£2.0m
6.1%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
6.2%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 62.8 | 89.9% | 78.9% | 68.4% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 78.5 | 19.0 | £42,837 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 82.1 | 18.4 | £44,083 | 21.2% | 1.2% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 85.4 | 18.1 | £44,536 | 18.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 91.3 | 17.9 | £52,776 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.9% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 1,112 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.5% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,111 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.5% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,123 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.5% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,139 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.7% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,119 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.6% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 1,158 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.6% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,230 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 17.1% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 1,237 |
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% | -1.1pp | 13.3% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,251 |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% | -1.8pp | 11.5% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,286 |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% | -1.8pp | 8.1% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1,277 |
10 January 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2013 | — | Outstanding |