Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,577.57
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.1% of income.
27 February 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
765
Capacity
750 (102%)
Free school meals
52.9%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£46,969
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25 · 825 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 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.0m | 64.0% | +£279k | £106k | 1.7% | £8,987 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £5.0m | 69.0% | +£84k | -£73k | -1.0% | £9,989 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.2m | £5.7m | 70.7% | -£93k | £0 | 0.0% | £10,578 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£1.3m
5.5%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
3.1%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 35.4 | 56.8% | 29.5% | 9.8% | — | 132 |
* 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 | 36.6 | 17.8 | £42,334 | 22.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 35.6 | 19.3 | £42,100 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2022/23 | 43.0 | 17.0 | £43,604 | 29.8% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 17.4 | £45,599 | 4.5% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 14.2 | £46,969 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 29.0% | 6.1% | 3.3% | 814 |
| 2015/16 | 10.8% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 32.3% | 5.9% | 5.0% | 759 |
| 2016/17 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.5pp | 28.9% | 4.1% | 5.0% | 717 |
| 2017/18 | 11.9% | 4.8% | +7.2pp | 38.5% | 6.3% | 5.7% | 670 |
| 2018/19 | 8.7% | 4.6% | +4.1pp | 28.5% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 643 |
| 2020/21 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +5.6pp | 34.7% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 683 |
| 2021/22 | 13.6% | 7.1% | +6.5pp | 45.8% | 7.5% | 6.1% | 746 |
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% | +6.3pp | 37.0% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 773 |
| 2023/24 | 13.4% | 6.6% | +6.9pp | 40.0% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 828 |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% | +6.0pp | 36.2% | 5.9% | 6.3% | 825 |
27 February 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2017 | URN 141013 | Inadequate |