Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,867.84
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.0%, vacancy rate 7.0%.
Elevated: turnover 31.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.4%.
21 November 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
1,096
Capacity
1,250 (88%)
Free school meals
27.0%
English additional lang.
10.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£53,145
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 948 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 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 72.0% | +£370k | £18k | 0.3% | £6,902 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £6.9m | £5.5m | 70.6% | +£914k | £37k | 0.5% | £7,356 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.0m | £6.9m | 81.4% | +£537k | £63k | 0.7% | £7,868 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£252k
Premises
£213k
Other costs
£833k
15.5%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 58.3 | 81.5% | 67.5% | 88.5% | — | 157 |
* 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 | 65.1 | 15.7 | £43,997 | 13.6% | 1.5% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 68.5 | 15.0 | £43,612 | 31.0% | 1.4% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 66.3 | 16.1 | £45,558 | 20.0% | 7.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 62.8 | 17.2 | £51,232 | 23.9% | 7.4% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 59.3 | 18.5 | £53,145 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 13.7% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 791 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.4% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 728 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 685 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 695 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.4% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 738 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.2% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 818 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.2% | 3.1% | 1.5% | 884 |
| 2021/22 | 6.9% | 7.1% | -0.2pp | 19.9% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 928 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | +0.0pp | 18.6% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 954 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 14.6% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 956 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 18.3% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 948 |
21 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2013 | — | Good |