Per-pupil income
£6,769.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
10 June 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,613
Capacity
1,650 (98%)
Free school meals
11.6%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£53,422
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,362 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 | £9.2m | £7.4m | £6.1m | 66.0% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £5,891 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £7.9m | £6.4m | 65.1% | +£1.9m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,248 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £8.9m | £7.0m | 65.8% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,770 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£825k
Premises
£274k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.7%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 49.4 | 77.3% | 55.8% | 20.4% | — | 269 |
* 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 | 82.7 | 18.5 | £43,047 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 81.8 | 19.1 | £42,954 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 84.9 | 18.5 | £45,958 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 86.1 | 18.3 | £51,247 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 86.7 | 18.6 | £53,422 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,293 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,262 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 1,245 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,186 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.6% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,172 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.1% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 1,217 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.2% | 3.0% | 1.1% | 1,284 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 22.1% | 6.3% | 1.3% | 1,328 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 19.1% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 1,369 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 18.4% | 5.5% | 2.2% | 1,361 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.0pp | 14.2% | 4.2% | 2.1% | 1,362 |
10 June 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2011 | — | Outstanding |