Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£10,620.8
2022/23
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.5%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
9 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
491
Capacity
900 (55%)
Free school meals
46.9%
English additional lang.
40.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
19.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
25.3
Mean salary
£55,683
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 415 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 | £7.0m | £6.5m | £4.5m | 64.0% | +£498k | £326k | 4.6% | £9,975 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.4m | £4.6m | 66.7% | +£536k | £727k | 10.5% | £10,621 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£563k
Premises
£322k
Other costs
£1.5m
7.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 41.5 | 60.7% | 38.4% | 19.6% | — | 112 |
* 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 | 43.2 | 17.2 | £45,283 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 54.6 | 12.9 | £45,621 | 24.7% | 1.8% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 53.1 | 12.3 | £44,847 | 40.1% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 31.8 | 17.9 | £47,920 | 51.6% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2024/25 | 19.4 | 25.3 | £55,683 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 5.3% | 3.2% | 0.0% | 94 |
| 2015/16 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.3% | 2.9% | 0.2% | 237 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 10.1% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 388 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 521 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.4% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 684 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.4% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 677 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 32.8% | 5.2% | 4.5% | 637 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 37.7% | 7.2% | 4.8% | 575 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 32.8% | 5.0% | 5.4% | 521 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 35.2% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 415 |
9 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good