Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,037.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
17 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,289
Capacity
1,649 (78%)
Free school meals
16.6%
English additional lang.
3.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£49,899
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,151 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 | £8.0m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 71.5% | +£604k | £1.6m | 20.1% | £6,155 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.6m | £6.0m | 71.2% | +£828k | £713k | 8.5% | £6,721 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.6m | £6.3m | 72.3% | +£123k | £719k | 8.3% | £7,037 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£739k
Premises
£978k
Other costs
£1.3m
7.2%
Admin staff
4.4%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
15.0%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 45.6 | 65.6% | 42.3% | 43.3% | — | 215 |
* 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 | 77.1 | 17.0 | £42,139 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 77.1 | 16.9 | £41,929 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2022/23 | 78.2 | 16.0 | £44,215 | 12.2% | 1.3% | 2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 71.7 | 17.3 | £47,527 | 6.4% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2024/25 | 74.4 | 17.3 | £49,899 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,238 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.6% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 1,253 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,245 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.3% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1,219 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 9.0% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 1,147 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 1,112 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1,088 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 25.3% | 6.3% | 2.6% | 1,080 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 22.6% | 6.7% | 2.0% | 1,091 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 25.4% | 7.0% | 2.3% | 1,145 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 21.0% | 5.3% | 2.8% | 1,151 |
17 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2013 | URN 121680 | Good |