Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,305.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.3%
of income
In-year balance
+2.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.7%.
18 February 2020 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,091
Capacity
1,050 (104%)
Free school meals
6.3%
English additional lang.
8.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£52,301
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
5.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 813 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 | £6.4m | £6.4m | £4.3m | 67.2% | +£22k | £814k | 12.6% | £6,009 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £7.2m | £4.6m | 63.1% | +£59k | £873k | 12.1% | £6,677 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.6m | £5.3m | 68.3% | +£161k | £1.0m | 13.3% | £7,305 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£509k
Premises
£397k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.1%
Admin staff
5.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
11.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 76.2 | 100.0% | 98.0% | 77.3% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 60.8 | 17.4 | £42,755 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 58.0 | 18.5 | £44,482 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2022/23 | 58.1 | 18.6 | £45,969 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 58.8 | 18.2 | £49,674 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 59.6 | 18.3 | £52,301 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
5.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.8% | 4.4% | -1.6pp | 3.0% | 2.7% | 0.1% | 765 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.1% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 741 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 6.2% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 741 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 4.9% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 780 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.0% | 4.1% | 0.2% | 796 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.5% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 816 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.5% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 860 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 13.9% | 5.3% | 0.4% | 830 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 8.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 809 |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% | -2.2pp | 6.4% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 812 |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% | -2.1pp | 5.7% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 813 |
18 February 2020 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jul 2009 | URN 131315 | Outstanding |