Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,472.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.5%
of income
In-year balance
+8.9%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Elevated: turnover 17.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good7 January 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,212
Capacity
1,590 (76%)
Free school meals
19.9%
English additional lang.
5.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£55,788
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,104 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 | £8.9m | £9.2m | £6.0m | 67.0% | -£347k | £417k | 4.7% | £6,812 |
| 2022/23 | £8.6m | £7.8m | £6.3m | 73.3% | +£816k | £811k | 9.4% | £7,023 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.3m | £6.5m | 71.9% | +£812k | £1.6m | 17.5% | £7,473 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£317k
Other costs
£1.4m
0.9%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
4.4%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 42.4 | 60.8% | 40.1% | 14.2% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 81.5 | 17.4 | £43,292 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 82.1 | 15.9 | £42,518 | 26.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 81.2 | 15.2 | £40,960 | 17.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 74.6 | 16.3 | £45,361 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 71.0 | 17.1 | £55,788 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 12.0% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,180 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,215 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.9% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,237 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 18.9% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 1,252 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 19.8% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 1,252 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 17.0% | 4.4% | 2.4% | 1,261 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.6% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1,242 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +4.9pp | 38.8% | 8.3% | 3.8% | 1,210 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 35.6% | 8.3% | 3.3% | 1,197 |
| 2023/24 | 11.9% | 6.6% | +5.3pp | 37.9% | 8.8% | 3.1% | 1,149 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 33.4% | 8.3% | 3.5% | 1,104 |
7 January 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2019 | URN 132834 | Inadequate |