Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,228.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: turnover 42.2%.
18 September 2018 · Academy First Section 5
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
634
Capacity
1,000 (63%)
Free school meals
38.1%
English additional lang.
16.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£57,648
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.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 685 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 | £5.3m | £5.2m | £3.7m | 69.3% | +£166k | £814k | 15.3% | £8,080 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £3.6m | 66.1% | +£167k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,700 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 69.8% | +£224k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,228 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£339k
Premises
£480k
Other costs
£1.1m
9.5%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
5.4%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 63.1% | 44.7% | 23.3% | — | 103 |
* 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 | 40.8 | 16.5 | £46,699 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 41.6 | 15.8 | £49,967 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 37.6 | 16.8 | £48,376 | 42.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 32.4 | 19.7 | £49,097 | 29.0% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2024/25 | 41.3 | 15.4 | £57,648 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,093 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.9% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1,053 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.4% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1,082 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1,042 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 19.6% | 4.1% | 2.7% | 906 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.6% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 770 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.2% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 687 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 34.0% | 5.9% | 4.0% | 685 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 32.7% | 5.8% | 4.8% | 672 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 26.0% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 673 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 21.6% | 4.5% | 3.0% | 685 |
18 September 2018 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Oct 2011 | URN 101819 | Good |