Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£11,247.12
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.5% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.0%.
4 October 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
729
Capacity
1,050 (69%)
Free school meals
50.9%
English additional lang.
52.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.4
Mean salary
£57,227
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.
22.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 704 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 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.4m | 73.9% | +£16k | £570k | 7.7% | £9,602 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £7.8m | £5.9m | 78.4% | -£323k | £247k | 3.3% | £9,783 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.9m | £5.9m | 73.7% | +£124k | £371k | 4.6% | £10,763 |
| 2024/25 | £8.2m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 76.8% | -£206k | £165k | 2.0% | £11,247 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£559k
Premises
£992k
Other costs
£1.1m
6.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
2.6%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
13.1%
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 | —* | 57.4 | 80.6% | 61.9% | 48.5% | — | 134 |
* 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 | 57.8 | 13.4 | £50,242 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 63.9 | 12.0 | £51,085 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 61.3 | 12.5 | £54,633 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 60.9 | 12.3 | £54,725 | 28.9% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2024/25 | 54.3 | 13.4 | £57,227 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.6% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 684 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 682 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 14.6% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 687 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.0% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 685 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.2% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 690 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 16.9% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 692 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.4% | 2.8% | 4.0% | 705 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 23.2% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 716 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 27.2% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 706 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 26.6% | 3.4% | 5.6% | 704 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 22.3% | 2.9% | 5.5% | 704 |
4 October 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jan 2012 | — | Good |