Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£11,549.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
12 December 2017 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,224
Capacity
1,140 (107%)
Free school meals
57.6%
English additional lang.
40.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
105.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.7
Mean salary
£47,650
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 1,026 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 | £12.4m | £11.9m | £9.1m | 74.0% | +£434k | £1.9m | 15.8% | £9,859 |
| 2022/23 | £13.0m | £12.9m | £9.8m | 75.6% | +£103k | £2.1m | 15.8% | £10,158 |
| 2023/24 | £14.3m | £14.2m | £10.4m | 73.1% | +£48k | £2.1m | 14.7% | £11,550 |
Teaching staff
£7.5m
Support staff
£992k
Premises
£523k
Other costs
£3.3m
10.6%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.2%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
4.7%
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 | —* | 54.0 | 82.6% | 61.6% | 32.1% | — | 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 | 97.8 | 12.5 | £43,577 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 105.4 | 11.9 | £45,746 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2022/23 | 105.0 | 12.2 | £45,960 | 26.7% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2023/24 | 107.0 | 11.5 | £53,805 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2024/25 | 105.0 | 11.7 | £47,650 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.5% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 185 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.2% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 366 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.2% | 3.6% | 2.8% | 563 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 21.9% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 736 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.1% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 953 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 21.5% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1,014 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 26.6% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 1,040 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 21.1% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 1,017 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 23.7% | 4.0% | 4.7% | 1,026 |
12 December 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding