Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,504.31
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.4%.
31 October 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,565
Capacity
1,461 (107%)
Free school meals
14.6%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£46,175
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,345 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 | £9.5m | £9.7m | £7.4m | 77.6% | -£124k | £654k | 6.9% | £6,209 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.6m | £6.3m | 81.8% | -£8k | £559k | 7.3% | £5,049 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £9.8m | £8.0m | 81.4% | +£65k | £524k | 5.3% | £6,504 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£434k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.4%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 75.2% | 45.7% | 45.7% | — | 254 |
* 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 | 90.8 | 16.7 | £41,208 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 89.6 | 17.1 | £42,671 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 89.1 | 17.0 | £41,217 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 89.5 | 16.9 | £44,241 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 87.7 | 17.8 | £46,175 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.5% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1,197 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.9% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1,145 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.8% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 1,174 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.3% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,193 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,175 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1,185 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1,244 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 24.4% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 1,265 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 24.5% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 1,299 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 21.0% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 1,314 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 18.2% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1,345 |
31 October 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2013 | — | Good |