Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,882.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.8%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.8% of income.
11 February 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
1,475
Capacity
1,500 (98%)
Free school meals
17.2%
English additional lang.
12.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£46,751
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,218 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 | £8.8m | £8.8m | £6.8m | 77.9% | -£46k | £1.6m | 18.0% | £6,027 |
| 2022/23 | £9.7m | £9.8m | £7.5m | 77.5% | -£74k | £1.5m | 15.5% | £6,703 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £10.4m | £8.2m | 79.8% | -£181k | £1.1m | 10.3% | £6,882 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£561k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 57.4 | 80.4% | 67.7% | 25.5% | — | 235 |
* 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 | 80.3 | 18.2 | £41,151 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 81.4 | 17.9 | £42,304 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 89.9 | 16.1 | £40,819 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 89.7 | 16.6 | £42,587 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 87.8 | 16.8 | £46,751 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,054 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.5% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 1,075 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.2% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,120 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 9.6% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,145 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 1,165 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,180 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 1,218 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 23.0% | 6.3% | 2.1% | 1,239 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 18.1% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 1,252 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 16.6% | 5.4% | 2.6% | 1,254 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 1,218 |
11 February 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2011 | URN 125748 | Good |