Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,134.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.7%
of income
In-year balance
-7.9%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.9% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
21 September 2021 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
715
Capacity
821 (87%)
Free school meals
18.8%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£47,706
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 739 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 | £3.8m | £3.7m | £2.8m | 75.0% | +£66k | £349k | 9.3% | £5,917 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.4m | £3.1m | 71.7% | +£3k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,408 |
| 2023/24 | £5.0m | £5.3m | £3.6m | 73.2% | -£390k | £82k | 1.7% | £7,134 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£654k
Premises
£752k
Other costs
£963k
3.3%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
13.7%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 50.8 | 74.3% | 54.1% | 34.5% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 35.1 | 17.4 | £42,034 | 12.0% | 2.8% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 34.6 | 18.4 | £42,157 | 9.3% | 2.8% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 41.2 | 16.5 | £43,884 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 16.2 | £44,449 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 16.4 | £47,706 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 9.7% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 616 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 594 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.2% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 599 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.2% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 585 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 582 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.4% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 611 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 624 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 25.7% | 7.5% | 1.5% | 653 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 23.6% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 695 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 25.0% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 715 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 23.9% | 7.7% | 2.0% | 739 |
21 September 2021 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Sept 2012 | URN 121160 | Good |