Per-pupil income
£9,652.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.4%
of income
No active flags for this school.
1 April 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
1,352
Capacity
1,215 (111%)
Free school meals
34.2%
English additional lang.
35.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
84.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£59,884
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 995 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 | £10.0m | £9.7m | £6.6m | 65.5% | +£261k | £1.1m | 11.1% | £7,863 |
| 2022/23 | £12.0m | £10.8m | £7.6m | 63.6% | +£1.2m | £1.8m | 15.4% | £9,181 |
| 2023/24 | £13.1m | £12.3m | £8.3m | 63.2% | +£836k | £2.1m | 16.2% | £9,653 |
Teaching staff
£6.7m
Support staff
£665k
Premises
£2.0m
Other costs
£2.0m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.3%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
3.2%
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 | —* | 47.5 | 67.9% | 48.9% | 97.8% | — | 184 |
* 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 | 82.0 | 14.7 | £46,799 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 82.5 | 15.4 | £52,425 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 84.0 | 15.5 | £52,643 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 86.0 | 15.8 | £57,822 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 84.0 | 16.1 | £59,884 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.5% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 920 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.3% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 926 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.5% | 2.5% | 1.4% | 911 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.6% | 2.8% | 1.0% | 909 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.2pp | 5.3% | 2.7% | 0.9% | 911 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.3% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 919 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 941 |
| 2021/22 | 4.1% | 7.1% | -3.0pp | 7.9% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 948 |
| 2022/23 | 6.0% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 17.2% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 960 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 15.6% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 993 |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% | -0.3pp | 14.3% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 995 |
1 April 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2011 | URN 100969 | Outstanding |