Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,669.09
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.4%
of income
In-year balance
-5.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.4% of income.
18 June 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,235
Capacity
1,250 (99%)
Free school meals
25.7%
English additional lang.
0.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£49,014
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,276 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 | £8.3m | £7.9m | £6.0m | 72.2% | +£380k | £26k | 0.3% | £6,800 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.2m | £6.2m | 70.3% | +£628k | £75k | 0.8% | £7,263 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £10.0m | £6.8m | 71.1% | -£509k | -£128k | -1.4% | £7,669 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£693k
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£1.7m
6.6%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
15.7%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 47.9 | 70.8% | 47.5% | 28.8% | — | 219 |
* 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 | 67.3 | 18.1 | £41,666 | 9.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 68.1 | 17.9 | £43,758 | 17.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 68.4 | 17.7 | £45,949 | 12.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 69.1 | 17.9 | £45,766 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 67.4 | 18.3 | £49,014 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 1,253 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.9% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,244 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.1% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,231 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.4% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 1,218 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 17.1% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 1,229 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.9% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1,232 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.6% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 1,241 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 26.3% | 6.2% | 3.4% | 1,248 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 19.1% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 1,238 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 20.9% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 1,266 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.4% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 1,276 |
18 June 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2019 | URN 111724 | Inadequate |