Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,838.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
58.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+21.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
18 October 2016 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
914
Capacity
950 (96%)
Free school meals
27.0%
English additional lang.
15.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.4
Mean salary
£46,293
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25 · 982 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 | £6.6m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 70.2% | +£607k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,572 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 72.4% | +£99k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,402 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 58.2% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,839 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£56k
Premises
£688k
Other costs
£883k
4.1%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.0%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 46.4 | 64.2% | 46.8% | 73.2% | — | 190 |
* 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 | 55.9 | 17.5 | £41,320 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 61.7 | 16.3 | £40,278 | 28.0% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 58.7 | 16.9 | £40,009 | 42.3% | 3.3% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 46.0 | 21.4 | £44,039 | 33.0% | 4.2% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 42.8 | 21.4 | £46,293 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 15.3% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 700 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 714 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 691 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 717 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 15.3% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 797 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 14.9% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 867 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 23.1% | 6.4% | 1.7% | 1,026 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 37.3% | 9.0% | 3.5% | 1,053 |
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% | +6.6pp | 35.2% | 7.0% | 6.4% | 1,041 |
| 2023/24 | 13.4% | 6.6% | +6.8pp | 31.8% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 1,053 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 27.4% | 3.9% | 7.1% | 982 |
18 October 2016 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2013 | URN 113506 | Requires improvement |