Flags
6
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,099.17
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.5%
of income
In-year balance
-1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.4% of income.
23 January 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,093
Capacity
1,050 (104%)
Free school meals
36.3%
English additional lang.
84.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£49,119
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 1,122 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 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.9m | 75.6% | +£374k | £1.4m | 18.4% | £7,318 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 78.7% | -£195k | £1.2m | 15.6% | £7,286 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 78.1% | -£172k | £1.1m | 12.7% | £7,639 |
| 2024/25 | £8.9m | £9.0m | £7.0m | 79.1% | -£127k | £931k | 10.5% | £8,099 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£941k
Premises
£530k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.7%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 59.2% | 34.3% | 70.0% | — | 213 |
* 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 | 74.0 | 14.6 | £43,930 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 73.8 | 14.4 | £44,666 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 73.4 | 14.8 | £47,106 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 77.0 | 14.1 | £45,683 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2024/25 | 71.4 | 15.3 | £49,119 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1,097 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.0% | 1.6% | 1,078 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.8% | 3.7% | 2.2% | 1,110 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,143 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.3% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 1,129 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.4% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1,132 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.3% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,110 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 20.4% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1,075 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 27.4% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 1,106 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 29.8% | 4.2% | 5.1% | 1,117 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 26.0% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 1,122 |
23 January 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Mar 2011 | — | Good |