Per-pupil income
£7,394.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
15 November 2017 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,394
Capacity
1,360 (102%)
Free school meals
7.6%
English additional lang.
27.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£55,778
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,109 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 | £8.7m | £8.6m | £7.0m | 79.9% | +£148k | £800k | 9.2% | £6,451 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.8m | £6.8m | 73.9% | +£462k | £1.1m | 11.6% | £6,769 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £10.0m | £7.9m | 77.5% | +£135k | £1.2m | 11.4% | £7,395 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£509k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.5%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 64.4 | 92.3% | 79.5% | 72.3% | — | 220 |
* 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 | 84.5 | 15.9 | £46,991 | 12.5% | 1.2% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 84.4 | 16.0 | £47,727 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 81.4 | 16.8 | £49,331 | 13.5% | 1.2% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 78.2 | 17.6 | £53,629 | 11.5% | 1.3% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 82.2 | 17.0 | £55,778 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 11.1% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,013 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,025 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.9% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,035 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.7% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,049 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,070 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 6.7% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 1,074 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 9.1% | 3.1% | 0.7% | 1,096 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 13.4% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 1,093 |
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% | -1.9pp | 10.5% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,103 |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% | -2.1pp | 8.1% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,105 |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% | -1.8pp | 8.5% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,109 |
15 November 2017 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Nov 2010 | URN 102923 | Outstanding |