Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,742.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.2%.
Elevated: sickness 9.0 days.
12 November 2014 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,433
Capacity
1,350 (106%)
Free school meals
20.1%
English additional lang.
22.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£45,199
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 1,462 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 | £8.8m | £9.5m | £6.4m | 72.9% | -£674k | £1.5m | 17.3% | £6,489 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.6m | £6.3m | 64.2% | +£242k | £1.9m | 18.9% | £6,958 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.7m | £7.5m | 68.2% | +£265k | £2.0m | 18.1% | £7,742 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£861k
Premises
£674k
Other costs
£2.5m
10.6%
Admin staff
3.9%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
9.5%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
5.4%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 38.0 | 48.6% | 27.7% | 7.6% | — | 278 |
* 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 | 64.7 | 20.7 | £40,167 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 70.7 | 19.2 | £39,473 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 67.4 | 20.9 | £38,107 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 73.6 | 19.2 | £39,581 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 77.8 | 18.4 | £45,199 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.6% | 2.4% | 1.6% | 1,129 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.9% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 1,146 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.2% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1,168 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.1% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 1,202 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 12.6% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,250 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 11.5% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,318 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.5% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,361 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 25.9% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 1,403 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 27.3% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 1,445 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.0% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 1,455 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 21.3% | 4.3% | 3.7% | 1,462 |
12 November 2014 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2013 | — | Inadequate |