Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,824.97
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
87.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
-9.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 87.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 9.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 15.5%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 3.8%.
31 October 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,476
Capacity
1,500 (98%)
Free school meals
24.9%
English additional lang.
37.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
96.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£57,357
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,193 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 | £9.6m | £9.6m | £7.5m | 78.5% | +£37k | £1.5m | 15.4% | £7,252 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.9m | £7.9m | 78.9% | +£85k | £1.6m | 15.7% | £7,336 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £11.0m | £8.6m | 78.8% | -£85k | £1.5m | 13.5% | £7,792 |
| 2024/25 | £11.5m | £12.6m | £10.1m | 87.1% | -£1.0m | £434k | 3.8% | £7,825 |
Teaching staff
£7.8m
Support staff
£760k
Premises
£850k
Other costs
£1.7m
8.3%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
3.4%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
10.1%
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 | —* | 54.2 | 77.5% | 55.4% | 68.0% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 82.3 | 16.1 | £49,839 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 91.1 | 14.6 | £51,054 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 93.1 | 14.6 | £49,162 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 94.8 | 14.8 | £52,519 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2024/25 | 96.9 | 15.2 | £57,357 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.6% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,209 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,207 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.8% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,209 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,200 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.3% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 1,187 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.3% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1,208 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.1% | 3.0% | 0.9% | 1,186 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 25.8% | 6.3% | 1.4% | 1,201 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 21.3% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 1,186 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 22.3% | 5.6% | 1.7% | 1,190 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.0% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 1,193 |
31 October 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2013 | — | Good |