Flags
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Per-pupil income
£8,767.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-6.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.8% of income.
26 February 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,401
Capacity
1,440 (97%)
Free school meals
32.0%
English additional lang.
20.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£56,483
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,156 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 | £10.1m | £10.0m | £7.4m | 72.8% | +£107k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,192 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £10.8m | £8.0m | 70.2% | +£523k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,236 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £12.9m | £9.0m | 74.8% | -£823k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,767 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£403k
Other costs
£3.5m
5.4%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
0.7%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
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 | 67.3% | 54.3% | 74.0% | — | 223 |
* 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 | 79.3 | 17.4 | £47,361 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 80.3 | 17.6 | £48,911 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 79.9 | 17.2 | £50,538 | 29.8% | 1.2% | 8.8 |
| 2023/24 | 88.3 | 15.6 | £55,606 | 25.0% | 4.3% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 88.4 | 15.9 | £56,483 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 8.2% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 1,384 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1,407 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,404 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.0% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 1,421 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1,413 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1,433 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.9% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 1,085 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 23.4% | 4.4% | 3.5% | 1,115 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 26.5% | 4.4% | 4.1% | 1,151 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 23.4% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 1,139 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 18.7% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 1,156 |
26 February 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2014 | — | Outstanding |