Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,318.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Elevated: turnover 22.1%.
8 February 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,045
Capacity
1,200 (87%)
Free school meals
37.8%
English additional lang.
44.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£50,747
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25 · 1,126 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 | £8.1m | £7.8m | £6.2m | 76.0% | +£350k | £918k | 11.3% | £7,042 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £7.9m | £6.2m | 71.3% | +£799k | £708k | 8.1% | £7,793 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £9.0m | £6.9m | 75.9% | +£77k | £201k | 2.2% | £8,319 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£502k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.7%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 38.9 | 49.6% | 35.3% | 7.6% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 75.2 | 15.4 | £40,852 | 11.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 84.2 | 13.7 | £41,355 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 80.2 | 14.0 | £40,745 | 19.5% | 1.2% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 79.6 | 13.6 | £44,544 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.1 | 16.5 | £50,747 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 21.1% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 1,108 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.0% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 1,155 |
| 2015/16 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.3% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 1,252 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 20.1% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 1,239 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 25.5% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 1,206 |
| 2018/19 | 7.9% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 24.8% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 1,263 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.0% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 1,265 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 27.0% | 3.6% | 5.6% | 1,221 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 31.1% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 1,194 |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 33.2% | 4.5% | 7.8% | 1,166 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 34.0% | 4.9% | 6.4% | 1,126 |
8 February 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2016 | URN 120285 | Inadequate |