Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,794.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
19 March 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
617
Capacity
991 (62%)
Free school meals
53.3%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£52,628
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
38.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25 · 655 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 | £5.0m | £3.8m | 69.8% | +£490k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,951 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.0m | £3.9m | 71.6% | +£370k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,900 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.5m | £4.3m | 72.3% | +£408k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,794 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£840k
Premises
£307k
Other costs
£914k
5.2%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 34.0 | 39.8% | 25.2% | 6.5% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 48.6 | 14.7 | £40,652 | 22.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 46.1 | 15.0 | £41,575 | 30.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 41.6 | 16.4 | £44,505 | 12.0% | 2.3% | — |
| 2023/24 | 43.0 | 15.6 | £47,966 | 16.3% | 2.3% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 42.4 | 14.6 | £52,628 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
13.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
38.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 10.8% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 743 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 11.8% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 713 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 716 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 24.7% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 697 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 24.7% | 4.1% | 3.2% | 705 |
| 2018/19 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 24.6% | 3.9% | 4.1% | 747 |
| 2020/21 | 10.2% | 4.5% | +5.7pp | 36.5% | 5.7% | 4.5% | 731 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4% | 7.1% | +6.3pp | 41.7% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 732 |
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% | +8.0pp | 42.1% | 5.0% | 9.8% | 734 |
| 2023/24 | 14.0% | 6.6% | +7.5pp | 40.1% | 4.7% | 9.4% | 713 |
| 2024/25 | 13.7% | 6.2% | +7.5pp | 38.6% | 5.4% | 8.3% | 655 |
19 March 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sept 2019 | URN 133293 | Inadequate |