Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,198.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-2.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.4% of income.
14 November 2017 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,011
Capacity
1,028 (98%)
Free school meals
36.3%
English additional lang.
4.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£48,503
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 929 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 | £7.4m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 69.5% | +£697k | -£1.5m | -20.5% | £6,925 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 70.0% | +£678k | -£1.2m | -14.9% | £7,601 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 76.5% | -£198k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,198 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.1m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
3.1%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 48.9 | 72.8% | 50.9% | 30.1% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 49.3 | 21.4 | £39,161 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 57.5 | 18.5 | £39,093 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 57.7 | 18.0 | £42,624 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 61.5 | 16.3 | £47,085 | 12.8% | 3.1% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 61.3 | 16.5 | £48,503 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.3% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 880 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.8% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 799 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 787 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.9% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 801 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.7% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 812 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.0% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 871 |
| 2020/21 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 22.9% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 932 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 30.4% | 6.6% | 3.6% | 918 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 21.9% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 919 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 15.8% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 914 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.1pp | 14.5% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 929 |
14 November 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2013 | URN 112960 | Inadequate |