Per-pupil income
£7,963.27
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
15 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
827
Capacity
825 (100%)
Free school meals
24.4%
English additional lang.
20.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,105
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 843 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 | £5.4m | £3.9m | 70.9% | +£65k | £567k | 10.3% | £6,625 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.8m | £4.1m | 70.5% | -£44k | £470k | 8.2% | £6,879 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.3m | 68.6% | +£42k | £511k | 8.2% | £7,470 |
| 2024/25 | £6.6m | £6.5m | £4.7m | 70.6% | +£47k | £558k | 8.5% | £7,963 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£662k
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£850k
5.1%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
0.8%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
17.7%
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 | —* | 55.1 | 86.3% | 60.9% | 72.7% | — | 161 |
* 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 | 47.9 | 17.3 | £44,736 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 47.9 | 17.3 | £44,756 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 47.9 | 17.5 | £43,913 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 17.5 | £49,640 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2024/25 | 45.7 | 18.1 | £51,105 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 8.7% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 784 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.4% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 796 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 7.5% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 799 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.1% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 812 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 9.6% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 815 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 6.5% | 2.7% | 1.3% | 829 |
| 2020/21 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 6.2% | 2.1% | 0.8% | 841 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | -0.0pp | 19.0% | 5.0% | 2.1% | 851 |
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% | -1.2pp | 11.8% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 854 |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 14.0% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 850 |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% | -1.0pp | 11.9% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 843 |
15 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2014 | — | Good |