Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£5,859.33
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
2 December 2015 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,443
Capacity
1,500 (96%)
Free school meals
25.9%
English additional lang.
13.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£51,816
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,235 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 | £9.7m | £9.3m | £6.9m | 71.6% | +£337k | £977k | 10.1% | £7,025 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.6m | £7.3m | 72.4% | +£421k | £1.4m | 14.0% | £7,134 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £6.1m | 72.3% | +£110k | £1.2m | 14.4% | £5,859 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£304k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
0.9%
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 | —* | 42.4 | 55.6% | 35.3% | 44.0% | — | 241 |
* 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 | 82.5 | 16.3 | £43,716 | 8.2% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 86.8 | 15.8 | £42,903 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2022/23 | 85.3 | 16.5 | £42,573 | 5.7% | 3.4% | 2.3 |
| 2023/24 | 88.5 | 16.2 | £47,456 | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 92.1 | 15.7 | £51,816 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.1% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 1,021 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 980 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.4% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 1,003 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 18.9% | 5.3% | 1.4% | 1,050 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 16.6% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 1,093 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.9% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1,131 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.5% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 1,194 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 25.6% | 6.7% | 2.0% | 1,206 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 26.8% | 7.6% | 2.3% | 1,216 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 23.8% | 6.3% | 2.5% | 1,230 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 25.2% | 6.6% | 3.1% | 1,235 |
2 December 2015 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2013 | — | Good |