Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,768.31
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.6%, vacancy rate 5.5%.
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 26.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.5%.
14 March 2012 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 14 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,511
Capacity
1,650 (92%)
Free school meals
60.6%
English additional lang.
71.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£54,340
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,297 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 | £11.7m | £9.7m | £8.0m | 67.9% | +£2.1m | £227k | 1.9% | £7,644 |
| 2022/23 | £12.2m | £9.9m | £8.3m | 67.4% | +£2.3m | £113k | 0.9% | £8,078 |
| 2023/24 | £13.2m | £10.9m | £8.9m | 67.4% | +£2.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,768 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£453k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.6%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 42.0 | 58.1% | 43.0% | 89.0% | — | 172 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 78.0% | 75.0% | 83.0% | 65.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 70.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 58.0% | — |
| 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 | 81.3 | 18.5 | £43,816 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 84.1 | 18.3 | £45,976 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 78.0 | 19.4 | £49,419 | 18.3% | 6.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 85.8 | 17.5 | £51,772 | 18.6% | 5.5% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 86.7 | 17.1 | £54,340 | —% | 5.5% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 2.4% | 2.6% | 1,029 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.4% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 1,168 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.8% | 3.0% | 3.3% | 1,230 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.4% | 3.0% | 3.1% | 1,307 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 1,303 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.5% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 1,275 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 22.0% | 3.5% | 4.0% | 1,288 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 26.3% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 1,291 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 30.6% | 4.2% | 4.9% | 1,300 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 26.0% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 1,302 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 25.7% | 4.5% | 3.6% | 1,297 |
14 March 2012 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good