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Per-pupil income
£8,502.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
51.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.5%, vacancy rate 5.6%.
6 July 2021 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,487
Capacity
1,900 (78%)
Free school meals
26.5%
English additional lang.
41.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£50,056
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,397 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 | £8.8m | £7.4m | £4.4m | 50.3% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,951 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £8.3m | £4.8m | 51.5% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,065 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £10.4m | £6.1m | 51.6% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,502 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£694k
Premises
£2.4m
Other costs
£1.9m
2.5%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 41.1 | 61.5% | 30.2% | 10.1% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 81.7 | 13.5 | £43,435 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 74.7 | 14.9 | £43,899 | 34.1% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2022/23 | 58.6 | 22.7 | £50,444 | 35.8% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 67.6 | 20.6 | £48,971 | 22.5% | 5.6% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 81.6 | 18.2 | £50,056 | —% | 2.4% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.4% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,413 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,424 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.2% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,452 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.0% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1,487 |
| 2017/18 | 9.2% | 4.8% | +4.4pp | 25.8% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 1,455 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 23.3% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 1,376 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 22.1% | 3.7% | 3.9% | 976 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 15.2% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 941 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 24.8% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 1,115 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 27.1% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 1,302 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 24.0% | 4.1% | 3.8% | 1,397 |
6 July 2021 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Nov 2018 | — | Inadequate |