Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,332.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.7%.
Elevated: turnover 22.9%.
15 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
901
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
29.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£50,305
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 935 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 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 72.7% | +£354k | £38k | 0.6% | £7,139 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.3m | £5.1m | 71.7% | +£859k | £38k | 0.5% | £7,973 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £7.3m | £6.0m | 79.7% | +£136k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,333 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£223k
Premises
£340k
Other costs
£1.0m
13.4%
Admin staff
4.6%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 50.4 | 67.6% | 50.3% | 65.3% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 43.3 | 21.2 | £45,127 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2021/22 | 48.8 | 18.6 | £43,481 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 51.8 | 17.3 | £47,197 | 22.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 56.2 | 15.9 | £46,657 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 16.0 | £50,305 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.5% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 971 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 966 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 964 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 967 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 962 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 7.5% | 2.9% | 0.6% | 933 |
| 2021/22 | 5.9% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 15.9% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 938 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 18.1% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 931 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.2pp | 16.3% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 928 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.1pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 935 |
15 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jun 2015 | URN 140300 | Requires improvement |