Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£34,690.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+17.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 35.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 34.3%.
24 April 2019 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
101
Capacity
87 (116%)
Free school meals
62.4%
English additional lang.
4.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.2
Mean salary
£47,222
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
34.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
69.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
24.6%
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25 · 105 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 | £2.6m | £2.4m | £2.0m | 75.5% | +£241k | -£540k | -20.8% | £30,529 |
| 2022/23 | £3.0m | £2.8m | £2.3m | 77.0% | +£204k | -£721k | -24.2% | £33,864 |
| 2023/24 | £3.4m | £2.8m | £2.4m | 70.5% | +£601k | £0 | 0.0% | £34,691 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£93k
Other costs
£299k
2.5%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 6.1 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 20 |
* 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 | 9.7 | 8.1 | £46,899 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7 | 8.7 | £47,317 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2022/23 | 12.7 | 6.9 | £44,193 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2023/24 | 14.7 | 6.6 | £44,670 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 16.2 | 6.2 | £47,222 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
34.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
69.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
24.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 11.9% | 4.4% | +7.6pp | 27.6% | 3.9% | 8.0% | 58 |
| 2014/15 | 14.4% | 4.5% | +9.9pp | 56.3% | 5.8% | 8.6% | 64 |
| 2015/16 | 15.2% | 4.5% | +10.7pp | 41.4% | 5.9% | 9.3% | 70 |
| 2016/17 | 22.2% | 4.6% | +17.7pp | 66.2% | 8.0% | 14.3% | 74 |
| 2017/18 | 25.0% | 4.8% | +20.2pp | 66.2% | 12.6% | 12.4% | 77 |
| 2018/19 | 25.9% | 4.6% | +21.2pp | 65.4% | 15.6% | 10.2% | 78 |
| 2020/21 | 30.8% | 4.5% | +26.3pp | 73.8% | 19.7% | 11.1% | 80 |
| 2021/22 | 41.2% | 7.1% | +34.0pp | 84.8% | 30.6% | 10.6% | 92 |
| 2022/23 | 35.3% | 6.8% | +28.5pp | 73.6% | 25.3% | 10.0% | 91 |
| 2023/24 | 35.5% | 6.6% | +29.0pp | 75.9% | 27.8% | 7.7% | 108 |
| 2024/25 | 34.3% | 6.2% | +28.1pp | 69.5% | 24.6% | 9.7% | 105 |
24 April 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2016 | URN 131692 | Requires improvement |