Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,177.05
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.1%
of income
In-year balance
-1.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.6%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 21.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.
7 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
749
Capacity
750 (100%)
Free school meals
51.4%
English additional lang.
36.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£54,528
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 777 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 | £4.9m | £5.2m | £3.6m | 74.3% | -£355k | £1.3m | 26.2% | £6,522 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 72.3% | +£34k | £1.3m | 24.5% | £7,187 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £5.9m | £4.8m | 82.6% | -£51k | £1.3m | 21.7% | £7,786 |
| 2024/25 | £6.1m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 76.0% | -£94k | £1.2m | 19.1% | £8,177 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£677k
Premises
£452k
Other costs
£1.1m
7.2%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
3.9%
ICT
10.4%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
5.7%
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 | —* | 48.7 | 68.2% | 45.9% | 69.6% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 44.2 | 16.9 | £46,213 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 42.2 | 17.7 | £44,924 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2022/23 | 40.4 | 18.4 | £48,964 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2023/24 | 46.0 | 16.3 | £49,554 | 21.7% | 0.0% | 15.6 |
| 2024/25 | 42.4 | 17.7 | £54,528 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 8.9% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 753 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.0% | 2.6% | 1.2% | 757 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 7.7% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 756 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.4% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 757 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 767 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 762 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 14.4% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 763 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 24.9% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 758 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 34.3% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 765 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 33.3% | 5.3% | 4.0% | 769 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 26.1% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 777 |
7 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2013 | — | Good |