Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,120.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-4.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.7%.
Elevated: turnover 19.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.1% of income.
8 November 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
825
Capacity
860 (96%)
Free school meals
32.2%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£48,749
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 849 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 | £4.5m | £5.0m | £4.1m | 90.9% | -£524k | £63k | 1.4% | £5,740 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £4.4m | 77.0% | +£232k | £51k | 0.9% | £7,343 |
| 2023/24 | £5.8m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 82.7% | -£238k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,121 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£930k
Premises
£298k
Other costs
£951k
6.2%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
3.4%
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 | —* | 47.5 | 71.8% | 55.0% | 37.6% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 42.3 | 18.7 | £42,171 | 16.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 44.7 | 17.5 | £42,372 | 19.3% | 2.2% | — |
| 2022/23 | 39.2 | 20.0 | £43,905 | 15.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 43.0 | 19.1 | £46,903 | 11.2% | 2.3% | 11.1 |
| 2024/25 | 45.2 | 18.3 | £48,749 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 10.8% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 749 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 737 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 717 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 726 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 775 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.2% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 791 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.5% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 801 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 22.4% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 813 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 18.6% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 828 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 18.2% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 867 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 16.4% | 3.6% | 3.5% | 849 |
8 November 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2019 | URN 112959 | Inadequate |