Per-pupil income
£8,462.55
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.6%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
8 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
981
Capacity
975 (101%)
Free school meals
24.9%
English additional lang.
0.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
55.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£51,637
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,007 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 | £7.4m | £7.0m | £4.8m | 64.4% | +£371k | £228k | 3.1% | £7,546 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.4m | £4.9m | 61.9% | +£483k | £407k | 5.2% | £7,959 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £7.9m | £5.2m | 62.4% | +£421k | £634k | 7.6% | £8,463 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£963k
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£1.2m
3.1%
Admin staff
0.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.7%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 51.5 | 76.7% | 50.3% | 52.3% | — | 193 |
* 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 | 16.2 | £42,193 | 4.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 61.0 | 16.1 | £42,657 | 11.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 58.8 | 16.9 | £46,010 | 8.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 57.9 | 17.1 | £48,980 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 55.3 | 17.7 | £51,637 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 9.0% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 897 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 936 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 946 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 10.7% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 951 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 989 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.3% | 3.0% | 1.3% | 1,007 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 5.0% | 2.4% | 0.6% | 994 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 15.0% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 17.4% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 1,002 |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 18.7% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 999 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 13.9% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,007 |
8 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Feb 2013 | URN 114317 | Good |