Per-pupil income
£8,476.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.3%
of income
In-year balance
-0.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
5 October 2016 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,048
Capacity
1,100 (95%)
Free school meals
51.8%
English additional lang.
71.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£51,501
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,077 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 | £8.1m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 70.5% | +£580k | £2.2m | 26.7% | £8,102 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.3m | £6.0m | 74.0% | -£170k | £1.7m | 20.8% | £8,114 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.8m | £6.6m | 75.8% | -£60k | £1.4m | 16.3% | £8,477 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£984k
Premises
£444k
Other costs
£1.7m
7.2%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
5.9%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 52.5 | 68.1% | 52.7% | 80.2% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 70.4 | 14.2 | £43,570 | 11.4% | 2.8% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 72.8 | 13.8 | £42,210 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 66.2 | 15.2 | £45,012 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 66.4 | 15.5 | £47,577 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 65.2 | 16.1 | £51,501 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 11.5% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 997 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.7% | 1.7% | 2.7% | 1,022 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.1% | 1.7% | 2.4% | 1,034 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 7.8% | 1.3% | 2.4% | 1,047 |
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 6.6% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 1,022 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 6.0% | 1.6% | 2.0% | 1,027 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 1,029 |
| 2021/22 | 5.5% | 7.1% | -1.6pp | 14.4% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 1,029 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 13.0% | 3.3% | 2.5% | 1,041 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 11.0% | 2.6% | 2.4% | 1,061 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 12.5% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 1,077 |
5 October 2016 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2013 | URN 105568 | Inadequate |