Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,165.82
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
83.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.1%
of income
In-year balance
-15.8%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 29.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.3%.
2 February 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,150
Capacity
1,058 (109%)
Free school meals
27.2%
English additional lang.
46.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£46,718
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
7.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,160 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 | £6.1m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 73.9% | -£75k | £784k | 12.9% | £5,527 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 64.8% | +£725k | £1.5m | 20.6% | £6,550 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £7.3m | £5.2m | 62.4% | +£965k | £2.5m | 29.9% | £7,191 |
| 2024/25 | £7.1m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 83.1% | -£1.1m | £1.4m | 19.1% | £6,166 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£621k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.9%
Admin staff
4.0%
Energy
2.5%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
6.3%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 58.9 | 86.5% | 70.9% | 64.6% | — | 223 |
* 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 | 64.4 | 16.5 | £38,484 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2021/22 | 65.6 | 16.7 | £37,697 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 65.2 | 17.2 | £40,553 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 67.6 | 17.0 | £41,771 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.0 | 17.4 | £46,718 | —% | 4.3% | — |
Overall absence
4.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
7.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 852 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 835 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 852 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 8.5% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 895 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 7.8% | 2.7% | 1.2% | 969 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.9% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 1,005 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 9.3% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 1,064 |
| 2021/22 | 6.4% | 7.1% | -0.8pp | 14.7% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1,100 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -1.5pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1,127 |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% | -1.8pp | 9.1% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 1,155 |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% | -1.8pp | 7.5% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,160 |
2 February 2016 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 2012 | — | Good |