Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,146.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
83.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
29 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,198
Capacity
1,250 (96%)
Free school meals
34.4%
English additional lang.
65.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£54,716
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
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.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,120 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 | £9.2m | £8.8m | £7.1m | 77.0% | +£444k | £1.2m | 12.7% | £7,849 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £10.0m | £7.8m | 82.5% | -£595k | £576k | 6.1% | £8,008 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £9.9m | £8.1m | 83.2% | -£151k | £419k | 4.3% | £8,147 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£376k
Other costs
£1.4m
13.0%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 40.6 | 51.9% | 36.0% | 50.5% | — | 214 |
* 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 | 75.6 | 15.7 | £46,477 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 72.6 | 16.2 | £47,201 | 16.5% | 0.0% | 11.3 |
| 2022/23 | 78.4 | 15.0 | £45,967 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2023/24 | 73.8 | 16.1 | £51,321 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 67.6 | 17.7 | £54,716 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 894 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.3% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 900 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 936 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 965 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 986 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.7% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,063 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.3% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 1,069 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 35.9% | 7.3% | 2.4% | 1,102 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 30.8% | 6.4% | 2.9% | 1,128 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 23.2% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 1,124 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 25.5% | 5.5% | 2.6% | 1,120 |
29 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul 2012 | — | Outstanding |