Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,449.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.7%
of income
In-year balance
+10.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.0%.
27 March 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
781
Capacity
790 (99%)
Free school meals
43.9%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£49,352
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 808 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 | £5.7m | £5.6m | £4.2m | 73.8% | +£76k | £1.2m | 21.6% | £7,326 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 70.9% | +£175k | £560k | 9.3% | £7,687 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £5.9m | £4.3m | 64.6% | +£708k | £836k | 12.7% | £8,449 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£550k
Premises
£823k
Other costs
£807k
7.0%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 38.9 | 55.2% | 33.1% | 42.2% | — | 154 |
* 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 | 48.1 | 16.3 | £40,434 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 49.5 | 15.8 | £43,042 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 47.7 | 16.4 | £43,756 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 16.4 | £45,999 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 16.1 | £49,352 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.6% | 4.3% | 1.0% | 766 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.8% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 759 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 774 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 772 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 13.9% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 798 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 791 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 24.2% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 803 |
| 2021/22 | 13.1% | 7.1% | +6.0pp | 40.7% | 8.7% | 4.4% | 796 |
| 2022/23 | 14.2% | 6.8% | +7.4pp | 42.2% | 8.6% | 5.6% | 798 |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% | +7.0pp | 40.6% | 8.3% | 5.3% | 807 |
| 2024/25 | 15.0% | 6.2% | +8.8pp | 41.1% | 10.2% | 4.8% | 808 |
27 March 2014 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2011 | URN 105093 | Outstanding |