Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,103.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
10 February 2015 · Section 8 Inspection due to Parental Complaint
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
689
Capacity
750 (92%)
Free school meals
49.9%
English additional lang.
34.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.5
Mean salary
£47,326
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25 · 709 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 | £4.4m | £4.3m | £3.2m | 72.2% | +£76k | £395k | 8.9% | £7,126 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.3m | £3.6m | 66.5% | +£144k | £196k | 3.6% | £7,996 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.7m | £3.9m | 62.9% | +£491k | £247k | 4.0% | £9,104 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£391k
Premises
£322k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 43.9 | 51.2% | 35.2% | 16.0% | — | 125 |
* 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 | 36.2 | 15.0 | £41,608 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 41.1 | 15.1 | £39,654 | 36.0% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2022/23 | 46.4 | 14.6 | £40,528 | 34.0% | 11.5% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 43.4 | 15.8 | £43,240 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 50.9 | 13.5 | £47,326 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 24.6% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 430 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 21.2% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 420 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 19.3% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 451 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 19.4% | 4.0% | 2.7% | 423 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 12.1% | 2.6% | 2.1% | 405 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 13.3% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 444 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 25.1% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 566 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 33.4% | 6.3% | 4.2% | 646 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 30.3% | 4.6% | 5.3% | 699 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 30.8% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 708 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 27.8% | 6.1% | 4.0% | 709 |
10 February 2015 · Section 8 Inspection due to Parental Complaint
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Sept 2010 | URN 110872 | Good |