Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,673.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.3%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
21 February 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
952
Capacity
750 (127%)
Free school meals
20.1%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£48,828
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.
18.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 825 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 | £5.3m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 71.5% | +£351k | £462k | 8.7% | £6,696 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 73.3% | +£47k | £215k | 3.6% | £7,107 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.5m | £5.2m | 76.5% | +£329k | £227k | 3.3% | £7,673 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£957k
Premises
£113k
Other costs
£1.2m
0.0%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 51.7 | 81.4% | 56.6% | 66.9% | — | 145 |
* 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 | 45.3 | 16.7 | £41,560 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 48.7 | 16.3 | £42,239 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 49.2 | 16.9 | £41,959 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 50.3 | 17.8 | £44,970 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2024/25 | 54.8 | 17.4 | £48,828 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 18.6% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 409 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.2% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 418 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 451 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.6% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 478 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.5% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 509 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 573 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 669 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.6% | 7.2% | 1.8% | 700 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 23.3% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 768 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 20.7% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 808 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.6pp | 18.4% | 4.5% | 2.4% | 825 |
21 February 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2013 | — | Good |