Per-pupil income
£8,071.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
62.6%
of income
In-year balance
-0.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
26 September 2017 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,123
Capacity
793 (142%)
Free school meals
16.5%
English additional lang.
40.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£52,762
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 995 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 | £7.8m | £6.3m | 66.3% | +£1.7m | £5.6m | 58.2% | £8,443 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.9m | £6.1m | 66.6% | +£234k | £5.8m | 63.2% | £8,126 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £7.0m | 76.0% | -£58k | £5.7m | 62.6% | £8,071 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£552k
Premises
£757k
Other costs
£1.5m
9.4%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 60.9 | 82.0% | 67.5% | 78.9% | — | 194 |
* 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 | 62.6 | 18.1 | £46,209 | 1.1% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 69.5 | 16.3 | £45,549 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2022/23 | 67.0 | 16.9 | £45,971 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 68.6 | 16.5 | £50,561 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 70.6 | 15.9 | £52,762 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 5.9% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 827 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 5.4% | 3.5% | 0.3% | 828 |
| 2015/16 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 5.6% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 825 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 5.5% | 3.2% | 0.2% | 853 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 6.6% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 895 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.1% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 931 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 999 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 22.4% | 6.8% | 1.2% | 993 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 23.1% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 990 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 19.9% | 4.8% | 2.5% | 997 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 18.2% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 995 |
26 September 2017 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2009 | URN 100363 | Outstanding |