Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,047.85
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.6%.
20 November 2013 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,476
Capacity
1,100 (134%)
Free school meals
28.9%
English additional lang.
18.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
84.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£51,012
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,229 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 | £7.7m | £8.3m | £6.7m | 86.6% | -£619k | £670k | 8.7% | £5,736 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £8.9m | £6.6m | 68.8% | +£620k | £772k | 8.1% | £6,951 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.5m | £7.3m | 72.1% | +£700k | £758k | 7.5% | £7,048 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£967k
Premises
£391k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.2%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 45.6 | 57.3% | 42.7% | 30.3% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 81.7 | 15.7 | £43,233 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 82.9 | 16.2 | £42,801 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2022/23 | 82.9 | 16.6 | £44,609 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 80.6 | 17.9 | £45,616 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2024/25 | 84.7 | 17.4 | £51,012 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 839 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 20.3% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 870 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.9% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 910 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.6% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 908 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 20.1% | 5.2% | 1.8% | 950 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.6% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 1,001 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1,113 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.4% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 1,172 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 23.5% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 1,203 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 21.3% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 1,221 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 21.5% | 5.8% | 2.0% | 1,229 |
20 November 2013 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2011 | URN 110908 | Requires improvement |