Flags
1
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Per-pupil income
£8,625.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,530
Capacity
1,788 (86%)
Free school meals
46.2%
English additional lang.
30.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£45,365
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
11.4%
2024/25 · 1,415 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 | £13.0m | £14.1m | £8.7m | 67.1% | -£1.1m | -£5.9m | -45.0% | £7,721 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.3m | 60.7% | +£183k | -£5.7m | -151.1% | £2,231 |
| 2023/24 | £13.4m | £12.6m | £8.4m | 62.4% | +£738k | £200k | 1.5% | £8,626 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£2.9m
3.3%
Admin staff
0.4%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
1.8%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 35.1 | 50.9% | 36.4% | 20.8% | — | 269 |
* 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 | 97.3 | 16.5 | £42,653 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2021/22 | 113.0 | 14.9 | £39,329 | 23.1% | 0.9% | — |
| 2022/23 | 101.6 | 16.1 | £39,818 | 28.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 88.4 | 17.6 | £40,417 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2024/25 | 92.2 | 16.6 | £45,365 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.0% | 4.4% | +3.6pp | 26.5% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 1,489 |
| 2014/15 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 29.7% | 3.6% | 5.9% | 1,508 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 22.0% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 1,445 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 20.6% | 2.2% | 4.6% | 1,387 |
| 2017/18 | 9.5% | 4.8% | +4.8pp | 30.1% | 2.9% | 6.6% | 1,384 |
| 2018/19 | 9.4% | 4.6% | +4.8pp | 28.4% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 1,402 |
| 2020/21 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 26.7% | 2.3% | 6.4% | 1,437 |
| 2021/22 | 14.1% | 7.1% | +7.0pp | 38.2% | 3.2% | 10.9% | 1,500 |
| 2022/23 | 25.3% | 6.8% | +18.5pp | 62.6% | 6.3% | 19.0% | 1,507 |
| 2023/24 | 17.0% | 6.6% | +10.4pp | 48.5% | 3.6% | 13.4% | 1,489 |
| 2024/25 | 14.9% | 6.2% | +8.7pp | 42.0% | 3.4% | 11.4% | 1,415 |
29 April 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2020 | URN 107440 | Inadequate |