Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,405.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.8%
of income
In-year balance
-5.3%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.3% of income.
Elevated: turnover 17.0%.
5 March 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,820
Capacity
1,676 (109%)
Free school meals
7.8%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
20.7
Mean salary
£57,136
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,165 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 | £11.2m | £10.8m | £8.3m | 74.7% | +£342k | £2.1m | 19.2% | £6,488 |
| 2022/23 | £12.3m | £12.3m | £8.7m | 71.3% | -£77k | £1.3m | 10.9% | £7,024 |
| 2023/24 | £13.2m | £13.9m | £9.7m | 73.5% | -£698k | £632k | 4.8% | £7,406 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£975k
Other costs
£3.2m
12.8%
Admin staff
6.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
13.0%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 54.4 | 82.6% | 59.8% | 60.7% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 95.3 | 17.9 | £48,547 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 98.4 | 17.5 | £49,038 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 98.7 | 17.7 | £49,455 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2023/24 | 98.9 | 18.0 | £53,130 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 87.9 | 20.7 | £57,136 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.6% | 4.8% | 0.1% | 1,066 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 4.7% | 0.1% | 1,068 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 5.4% | 0.1% | 1,101 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.2% | 5.7% | 0.3% | 1,102 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 11.1% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 1,102 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.4% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 1,096 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.3% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 1,081 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.9pp | 12.4% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 1,089 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 13.1% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 1,112 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 11.1% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1,148 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% | -0.6pp | 13.2% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 1,165 |
5 March 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2015 | — | Outstanding |