Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,993.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.7%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
13 March 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,013
Capacity
1,100 (92%)
Free school meals
30.6%
English additional lang.
74.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£56,030
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 950 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 | £7.5m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 77.9% | -£26k | £410k | 5.5% | £7,808 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.3m | £6.2m | 72.9% | +£204k | £593k | 7.0% | £8,509 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.9m | £6.7m | 74.5% | +£102k | £695k | 7.7% | £8,993 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£569k
Premises
£382k
Other costs
£1.8m
7.6%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
5.7%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 47.4 | 64.5% | 47.3% | 60.9% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 62.8 | 14.6 | £47,158 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2021/22 | 62.2 | 15.5 | £48,061 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 59.0 | 16.9 | £47,669 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 17.1 | £56,941 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 63.0 | 16.1 | £56,030 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 713 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 791 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.2% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 816 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 18.7% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 823 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.9% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 804 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 18.6% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 856 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.4% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 945 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 21.6% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 951 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 30.2% | 6.3% | 2.5% | 946 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 23.8% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 951 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 24.8% | 6.0% | 2.4% | 950 |
13 March 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2011 | URN 102242 | Good |