Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,059.84
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.8%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.8%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,650
Capacity
1,589 (104%)
Free school meals
17.1%
English additional lang.
13.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
89.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£59,094
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,231 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 | £11.0m | £10.9m | £8.2m | 74.2% | +£118k | £63k | 0.6% | £7,074 |
| 2022/23 | £11.9m | £11.7m | £8.6m | 72.1% | +£111k | £174k | 1.5% | £7,664 |
| 2023/24 | £12.3m | £12.2m | £8.9m | 72.5% | +£139k | £314k | 2.5% | £7,700 |
| 2024/25 | £13.3m | £13.4m | £9.7m | 72.7% | -£69k | £245k | 1.8% | £8,060 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£2.1m
Other costs
£1.6m
5.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
3.2%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
17.3%
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 | —* | 55.5 | 79.6% | 64.7% | 88.1% | — | 235 |
* 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 | 92.5 | 16.8 | £47,369 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2021/22 | 95.3 | 16.4 | £48,776 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 87.5 | 17.7 | £48,798 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 91.5 | 17.5 | £55,465 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 89.2 | 18.5 | £59,094 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,236 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,226 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 8.6% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,225 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 9.4% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,220 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 1,217 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,228 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,248 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 22.6% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1,258 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 18.1% | 4.4% | 2.2% | 1,243 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.1pp | 17.7% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 1,263 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 13.0% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 1,231 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |