Per-pupil income
£6,868.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.7%
of income
In-year balance
+3.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
26 January 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,654
Capacity
1,700 (97%)
Free school meals
17.9%
English additional lang.
7.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£47,128
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 1,542 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 | £9.9m | £8.9m | £6.5m | 65.8% | +£952k | £2.7m | 27.6% | £6,132 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £8.4m | £7.1m | 68.3% | +£2.0m | £2.9m | 28.4% | £6,303 |
| 2023/24 | £11.2m | £10.8m | £8.0m | 71.0% | +£437k | £2.9m | 25.7% | £6,869 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£885k
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£1.4m
6.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
0.6%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 46.4 | 68.5% | 52.2% | 74.5% | — | 314 |
* 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 | 84.8 | 19.3 | £40,389 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 79.3 | 20.4 | £44,718 | 16.8% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 89.0 | 18.5 | £41,372 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2023/24 | 91.8 | 17.8 | £45,541 | 12.4% | 2.1% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 88.2 | 18.8 | £47,128 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 2.8% | 1.7% | 1,207 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.2% | 2.6% | 1.4% | 1,229 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 7.5% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 1,274 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1,330 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1,361 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.4% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1,432 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.7% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 1,506 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 22.1% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 1,534 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 21.5% | 2.8% | 5.3% | 1,553 |
| 2023/24 | 7.5% | 6.6% | +0.9pp | 19.0% | 2.0% | 5.4% | 1,551 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 18.4% | 3.1% | 4.4% | 1,542 |
26 January 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2012 | URN 108080 | Good |