Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,428.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.3%
of income
In-year balance
+16.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.3%.
30 September 2014 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,036
Capacity
1,000 (104%)
Free school meals
12.9%
English additional lang.
9.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£51,410
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 759 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 | £0 | £0 | £0 | —% | +£0 | £0 | —% | — |
| 2022/23 | £0 | £0 | £0 | —% | +£0 | £0 | —% | — |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £5.5m | £4.9m | 74.5% | +£1.1m | £220k | 3.3% | £6,429 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£485k
Premises
£30k
Other costs
£551k
5.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
0.2%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 62.4 | 96.7% | 84.7% | 96.7% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 55.7 | 17.0 | £42,735 | 11.7% | 1.8% | 9.9 |
| 2021/22 | 56.8 | 18.6 | £42,979 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 60.2 | 17.7 | £42,298 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 60.0 | 17.2 | £48,776 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 59.1 | 17.5 | £51,410 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.4% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 596 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.4% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 555 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 576 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.1% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 593 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 6.5% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 631 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 6.3% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 665 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.9% | 2.7% | 0.6% | 715 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.6pp | 14.1% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 740 |
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% | -1.6pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 744 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.6pp | 10.3% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 746 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 14.1% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 759 |
30 September 2014 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2013 | — | Inadequate |