Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,876.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
24.9%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Elevated: turnover 28.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.4%.
4 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,091
Capacity
1,075 (101%)
Free school meals
40.4%
English additional lang.
5.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.2
Mean salary
£52,082
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 1,106 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 | £7.0m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 73.0% | +£581k | £1.9m | 27.1% | £6,549 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.4m | £5.3m | 67.9% | +£407k | £2.0m | 25.7% | £7,218 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.0m | £6.1m | 70.7% | +£585k | £2.1m | 24.9% | £7,877 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£125k
Other costs
£1.8m
2.9%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 38.8 | 51.7% | 35.7% | 26.1% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 67.9 | 15.4 | £42,262 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 65.4 | 16.5 | £42,495 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 59.8 | 18.1 | £42,646 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2023/24 | 61.6 | 17.8 | £49,348 | 28.1% | 1.6% | 2.0 |
| 2024/25 | 56.8 | 19.2 | £52,082 | —% | 3.4% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.5% | 3.4% | 2.0% | 858 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.2% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 841 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 883 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 9.7% | 3.1% | 1.9% | 888 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 12.8% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 961 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 11.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 1,014 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1,071 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 30.7% | 6.0% | 3.4% | 1,099 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 30.5% | 6.0% | 4.4% | 1,112 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 24.9% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 1,135 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 24.4% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 1,106 |
4 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2014 | URN 106953 | Requires improvement |