Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,812.07
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.4%
of income
In-year balance
-11.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.6% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
26 September 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
628
Capacity
831 (76%)
Free school meals
43.8%
English additional lang.
20.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
38.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£51,450
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25 · 696 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 | £4.8m | £4.9m | £3.8m | 80.6% | -£150k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,051 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £5.5m | £3.6m | 72.0% | -£416k | £644k | 12.7% | £9,430 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £5.7m | £3.9m | 76.6% | -£595k | -£223k | -4.4% | £8,812 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£699k
Premises
£791k
Other costs
£1.0m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
17.0%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
5.4%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 35.6 | 46.5% | 29.6% | 15.5% | — | 142 |
* 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 | 38.3 | — | £42,063 | 13.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 40.2 | 14.7 | £42,008 | 18.8% | 2.4% | — |
| 2022/23 | 36.2 | 14.8 | £43,624 | 3.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 36.4 | 15.9 | £46,850 | 2.8% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 38.2 | 16.4 | £51,450 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 15.6% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 661 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 16.0% | 3.6% | 3.1% | 658 |
| 2020/21 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 22.5% | 6.2% | 3.3% | 635 |
| 2021/22 | 14.5% | 7.1% | +7.3pp | 45.9% | 6.1% | 8.4% | 640 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.5pp | 34.9% | 5.2% | 8.2% | 579 |
| 2023/24 | 16.5% | 6.6% | +10.0pp | 42.5% | 6.3% | 10.2% | 643 |
| 2024/25 | 13.1% | 6.2% | +6.9pp | 36.5% | 4.7% | 8.4% | 696 |
26 September 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2020 | URN 144622 | Inadequate |