Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,803.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
+6.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 38.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
29 November 2018 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
539
Capacity
1,050 (51%)
Free school meals
27.1%
English additional lang.
33.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£57,728
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 543 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 | £5.5m | £5.2m | £3.7m | 66.4% | +£371k | £294k | 5.3% | £7,552 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.4m | £3.6m | 63.4% | +£337k | £603k | 10.5% | £8,145 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £5.4m | £3.7m | 64.0% | +£342k | £217k | 3.8% | £9,804 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£237k
Premises
£349k
Other costs
£1.4m
8.5%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
15.9%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
0.8%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 76.2% | 59.0% | 61.9% | — | 105 |
* 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 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 13.8 |
| 2021/22 | 45.0 | 16.3 | £46,163 | 32.3% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 41.6 | 16.9 | £45,479 | 38.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 37.8 | 15.5 | £53,133 | 30.4% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 32.8 | 16.4 | £57,728 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 8.8% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 80 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 4.6% | 0.2% | 178 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.5% | 5.2% | 0.1% | 321 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.1% | 5.1% | 0.4% | 461 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 18.1% | 5.7% | 1.0% | 609 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.9% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 661 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.5% | 2.9% | 1.5% | 686 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 28.9% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 651 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 22.0% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 646 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 21.7% | 3.7% | 4.7% | 577 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 21.9% | 3.3% | 4.2% | 543 |
29 November 2018 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jun 2015 | — | Outstanding |