Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,020.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.1%
of income
In-year balance
+7.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 28.5%.
6 February 2013 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
950
Capacity
975 (97%)
Free school meals
34.6%
English additional lang.
49.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£52,093
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 726 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 | £8.1m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 77.0% | +£13k | £1.6m | 20.4% | £8,531 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £5.8m | 71.0% | +£128k | £1.8m | 22.2% | £8,851 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.4m | £6.4m | 69.8% | +£710k | £2.4m | 26.1% | £10,021 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£702k
Premises
£451k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.6%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 52.0 | 74.1% | 56.1% | 60.4% | — | 139 |
* 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 | 64.6 | 14.5 | £41,810 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 68.7 | 13.8 | £43,229 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 64.7 | 14.4 | £44,132 | 32.5% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 64.5 | 14.1 | £46,145 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 65.2 | 14.6 | £52,093 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.9% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 382 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 500 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 630 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 651 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 10.2% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 668 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 6.9% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 693 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.2% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 706 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 27.9% | 6.8% | 1.1% | 717 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 29.7% | 7.0% | 1.9% | 734 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 31.2% | 6.5% | 1.9% | 734 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 28.5% | 6.2% | 1.8% | 726 |
6 February 2013 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good