Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,614.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+10.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.1%, sickness 8.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
31 January 2018 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
895
Capacity
1,150 (78%)
Free school meals
56.4%
English additional lang.
43.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£57,241
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 776 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 | £8.7m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 74.3% | +£247k | £245k | 2.8% | £7,829 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £8.2m | £6.8m | 70.1% | +£1.5m | £300k | 3.1% | £9,428 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £8.8m | £7.2m | 73.3% | +£1.0m | £568k | 5.8% | £10,615 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£259k
Premises
£379k
Other costs
£1.2m
14.8%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 49.8 | 71.5% | 55.7% | 79.7% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 67.8 | 15.8 | £49,443 | 13.4% | 2.9% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 71.5 | 15.6 | £50,045 | 22.2% | 1.4% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 68.8 | 15.0 | £53,101 | 34.8% | 1.4% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 66.6 | 13.9 | £51,577 | 19.1% | 1.5% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 62.0 | 14.4 | £57,241 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 10.8% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 613 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.5% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 591 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 610 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 15.2% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 594 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.2% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 686 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 770 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.3% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 869 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 24.5% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 909 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 30.1% | 5.8% | 4.6% | 871 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 22.0% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 804 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 23.7% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 776 |
31 January 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2013 | URN 101055 | Inadequate |