Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,656.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.9%
of income
In-year balance
+7.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.1%.
6 June 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,264
Capacity
1,200 (105%)
Free school meals
19.0%
English additional lang.
18.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
83.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£50,055
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 997 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 | £7.9m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 74.2% | +£130k | £155k | 2.0% | £6,948 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 71.3% | +£899k | £155k | 1.8% | £7,339 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £8.7m | £7.2m | 76.8% | +£696k | £269k | 2.9% | £7,656 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£283k
Premises
£249k
Other costs
£1.2m
10.0%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 79.2% | 58.5% | 63.9% | — | 183 |
* 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 | 73.2 | 15.7 | £40,393 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 64.5 | 17.6 | £44,778 | 18.6% | 1.5% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 74.6 | 15.6 | £48,425 | 27.2% | 2.6% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 73.6 | 16.7 | £49,239 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 83.8 | 15.1 | £50,055 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 18.8% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 704 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.6% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 769 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 872 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 934 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 944 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 979 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.4% | 2.4% | 0.7% | 989 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 17.1% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 999 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 20.2% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1,018 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 19.1% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 1,029 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 13.2% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 997 |
6 June 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2013 | — | Good |