Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,791.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
17 April 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
757
Capacity
1,050 (72%)
Free school meals
48.0%
English additional lang.
10.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
22.4
Mean salary
£50,196
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
47.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
13.1%
2024/25 · 785 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 | £653k | £510k | £324k | 49.6% | +£144k | £878k | 134.4% | £889 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £4.0m | 59.9% | +£82k | £1.4m | 20.4% | £9,753 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.1m | £4.5m | 62.9% | +£2k | £745k | 10.5% | £9,792 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£872k
Premises
£997k
Other costs
£1.6m
3.2%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
14.5%
Premises (total)
6.8%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 30.2 | 34.6% | 11.3% | 29.3% | — | 133 |
* 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 | 39.7 | 18.5 | £45,150 | 5.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 39.4 | 17.4 | £45,705 | 41.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 34.2 | 20.0 | £46,002 | 24.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 31.2 | 23.2 | £49,581 | 26.9% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2024/25 | 33.8 | 22.4 | £50,196 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
16.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
47.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
13.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.7% | 4.6% | 1.5% | 1,054 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.1% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 1,056 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.6% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 1,048 |
| 2016/17 | 9.1% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 32.3% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 1,041 |
| 2017/18 | 9.1% | 4.8% | +4.4pp | 27.8% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 999 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.7pp | 26.3% | 2.1% | 6.2% | 906 |
| 2020/21 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.3pp | 32.3% | 1.8% | 9.1% | 737 |
| 2021/22 | 13.7% | 7.1% | +6.6pp | 45.8% | 4.0% | 9.8% | 723 |
| 2022/23 | 14.2% | 6.8% | +7.4pp | 41.3% | 2.7% | 11.5% | 717 |
| 2023/24 | 14.5% | 6.6% | +7.9pp | 39.7% | 2.7% | 11.8% | 758 |
| 2024/25 | 16.2% | 6.2% | +10.0pp | 47.8% | 3.1% | 13.1% | 785 |
17 April 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2019 | URN 135481 | Inadequate |