Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,160.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
26 February 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,382
Capacity
1,300 (106%)
Free school meals
17.9%
English additional lang.
8.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£43,941
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,162 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 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.0m | 69.6% | +£163k | £638k | 7.5% | £6,159 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.6m | £6.6m | 70.0% | -£184k | £167k | 1.8% | £6,891 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £9.8m | £7.1m | 71.6% | +£87k | £7k | 0.1% | £7,161 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£943k
Premises
£484k
Other costs
£2.2m
7.0%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 54.6 | 77.7% | 63.0% | 30.3% | — | 211 |
* 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 | 66.4 | 20.4 | £41,409 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 69.1 | 20.1 | £41,997 | 11.9% | 2.8% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 71.8 | 19.1 | £40,983 | 13.3% | 1.4% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 74.5 | 18.5 | £42,963 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 72.2 | 19.1 | £43,941 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 19.2% | 5.4% | 1.4% | 879 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 851 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.1% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 889 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 943 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 1,037 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 16.7% | 4.8% | 2.2% | 1,077 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.0% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,133 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 27.0% | 7.5% | 1.6% | 1,131 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 24.1% | 7.5% | 1.8% | 1,130 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 25.5% | 7.6% | 1.6% | 1,168 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 26.4% | 7.6% | 2.6% | 1,162 |
26 February 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2011 | URN 109305 | Good |