Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,026.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
16 January 2019 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,130
Capacity
1,100 (103%)
Free school meals
36.1%
English additional lang.
4.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£48,347
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25 · 1,193 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 | £7.4m | £5.3m | 65.6% | +£682k | £445k | 5.5% | £7,418 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.7m | £5.9m | 64.2% | +£489k | £541k | 5.9% | £8,364 |
| 2023/24 | £10.0m | £9.5m | £6.8m | 67.3% | +£555k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,026 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£1.3m
4.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
0.2%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
5.0%
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 | —* | 41.5 | 62.9% | 39.9% | 22.5% | — | 213 |
* 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 | 51.2 | 20.9 | £40,137 | 20.7% | 3.8% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 55.8 | 19.5 | £38,584 | 15.3% | 1.8% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 58.2 | 18.8 | £41,419 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 58.5 | 19.0 | £46,180 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 57.9 | 19.5 | £48,347 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.4% | 4.4% | +4.0pp | 22.7% | 5.6% | 2.8% | 943 |
| 2014/15 | 9.0% | 4.5% | +4.5pp | 26.4% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 845 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.6% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 766 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 22.2% | 2.9% | 4.5% | 820 |
| 2017/18 | 8.1% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 26.3% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 910 |
| 2018/19 | 8.9% | 4.6% | +4.3pp | 26.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 1,022 |
| 2020/21 | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.3pp | 28.3% | 6.1% | 3.7% | 1,105 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 34.0% | 4.9% | 5.6% | 1,125 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 37.6% | 4.5% | 7.5% | 1,152 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.5pp | 38.3% | 4.8% | 8.3% | 1,185 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.1pp | 30.2% | 4.4% | 7.9% | 1,193 |
16 January 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2015 | URN 135892 | Good |