Per-pupil income
£6,518.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
9 June 2015 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,565
Capacity
1,505 (104%)
Free school meals
10.6%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£49,977
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,255 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 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.3m | 74.8% | +£133k | -£81k | -1.0% | £5,573 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.0m | £6.3m | 68.5% | +£204k | £124k | 1.4% | £6,072 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £9.7m | £7.3m | 72.7% | +£275k | -£280k | -2.8% | £6,519 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£712k
Premises
£412k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.7%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 57.1 | 93.5% | 74.2% | 56.5% | — | 124 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 89.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 82.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 75.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 67.0% | — |
| 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 | 74.3 | 19.4 | £40,760 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 75.5 | 19.9 | £44,049 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 78.7 | 19.3 | £42,776 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 80.1 | 19.1 | £45,148 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 87.9 | 17.8 | £49,977 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 6.5% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 989 |
| 2014/15 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.4% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 990 |
| 2015/16 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 4.7% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1,010 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.3% | 3.3% | 0.6% | 1,077 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 6.9% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 1,115 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 4.8% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1,115 |
| 2020/21 | 2.2% | 4.5% | -2.3pp | 3.1% | 1.9% | 0.3% | 1,182 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 11.1% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 1,231 |
| 2022/23 | 5.0% | 6.8% | -1.8pp | 10.1% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,238 |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% | -1.4pp | 10.8% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,242 |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% | -1.6pp | 8.9% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 1,255 |
9 June 2015 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good