Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,467.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.8%
of income
In-year balance
+7.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
13 January 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,037
Capacity
1,250 (83%)
Free school meals
29.0%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
55.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£42,525
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 966 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 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 69.3% | +£295k | £744k | 11.3% | £6,223 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £6.7m | £4.9m | 65.9% | +£785k | £459k | 6.1% | £7,048 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 69.1% | +£572k | £710k | 8.8% | £7,467 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£739k
Premises
£408k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.6%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
2.7%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
5.4%
Supply staff
5.3%
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 | —* | 37.5 | 50.3% | 33.7% | 30.1% | — | 163 |
* 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 | 56.1 | 18.4 | £40,814 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 52.6 | 20.1 | £41,187 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 53.4 | 19.9 | £41,321 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2023/24 | 54.5 | 19.8 | £43,368 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 55.8 | 18.6 | £42,525 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 16.3% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 903 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 31.5% | 6.6% | 4.0% | 944 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 33.5% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 963 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.5pp | 34.0% | 7.1% | 6.0% | 984 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2pp | 33.1% | 7.3% | 5.2% | 966 |
13 January 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good