Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,703.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
58.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 29.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
6 November 2012 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 13 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,401
Capacity
1,485 (94%)
Free school meals
46.0%
English additional lang.
56.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£50,043
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25 · 1,197 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 | £10.8m | £8.7m | £6.5m | 59.9% | +£2.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,780 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £8.8m | £6.6m | 58.1% | +£2.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,169 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £10.0m | £7.0m | 58.4% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,704 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£770k
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£1.9m
3.3%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
12.9%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 39.8 | 61.1% | 36.7% | 60.3% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 85.7 | 16.5 | £49,846 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2021/22 | 77.1 | 18.1 | £49,311 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 9.5 |
| 2022/23 | 81.4 | 17.0 | £49,995 | 34.0% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 81.6 | 16.9 | £49,963 | 29.4% | 1.2% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 79.6 | 17.6 | £50,043 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 18.4% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 1,211 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 3.0% | 3.9% | 1,176 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.7% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 1,159 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 20.5% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 1,202 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 20.7% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 1,231 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 2.2% | 4.5% | 1,239 |
| 2020/21 | 10.5% | 4.5% | +6.0pp | 35.4% | 4.3% | 6.2% | 1,219 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 37.4% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 1,221 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 31.3% | 3.8% | 5.5% | 1,225 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 29.6% | 2.8% | 6.7% | 1,234 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 28.1% | 3.0% | 6.4% | 1,197 |
6 November 2012 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 2009 | URN 102046 | Requires improvement |