Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,887.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
653
Capacity
1,354 (48%)
Free school meals
32.6%
English additional lang.
8.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
36.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£53,873
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25 · 690 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 | £1.2m | £1.3m | £1.2m | 95.6% | -£97k | -£46k | -3.8% | £1,080 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 73.7% | +£189k | -£231k | -3.2% | £7,459 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.2m | 71.9% | +£143k | -£352k | -4.8% | £8,888 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£636k
Premises
£352k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.8%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
6.7%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 42.4 | 58.2% | 38.2% | 11.8% | — | 170 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 16.6 | £47,366 | 32.1% | 6.3% | — |
| 2023/24 | 46.5 | 17.6 | £52,645 | 30.6% | 0.0% | 16.4 |
| 2024/25 | 36.5 | 17.9 | £53,873 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 39.0% | 6.0% | 7.2% | 884 |
| 2023/24 | 13.1% | 6.6% | +6.6pp | 37.8% | 5.1% | 8.1% | 777 |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% | +7.0pp | 35.8% | 5.5% | 7.7% | 690 |
15 October 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
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