Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,746.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
Elevated: turnover 24.5%, sickness 10.2 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
23 January 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,486
Capacity
1,560 (95%)
Free school meals
36.8%
English additional lang.
23.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
81.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£49,432
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
43.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
8.5%
2024/25 · 1,523 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 | £11.1m | £10.0m | £7.4m | 66.7% | +£1.1m | £510k | 4.6% | £7,227 |
| 2022/23 | £11.5m | £10.3m | £7.9m | 69.1% | +£1.1m | £1.6m | 14.3% | £7,707 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £10.9m | £7.8m | 66.5% | +£786k | £1.1m | 9.5% | £7,746 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£882k
Premises
£855k
Other costs
£2.3m
5.1%
Admin staff
4.8%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
10.2%
Premises (total)
6.1%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 32.8 | 46.2% | 26.4% | 8.4% | — | 299 |
* 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 | 30.6 | — | £41,695 | 25.5% | 3.2% | — |
| 2021/22 | 89.3 | 17.2 | £41,072 | 26.8% | 4.3% | — |
| 2022/23 | 82.6 | 18.0 | £44,501 | 24.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 85.0 | 17.7 | £47,109 | 24.5% | 2.3% | 10.2 |
| 2024/25 | 81.6 | 18.2 | £49,432 | —% | 3.5% | — |
Overall absence
16.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
43.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1,508 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 19.5% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 1,444 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 21.3% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1,502 |
| 2020/21 | 10.1% | 4.5% | +5.5pp | 27.1% | 3.5% | 6.5% | 1,538 |
| 2021/22 | 15.3% | 7.1% | +8.1pp | 46.7% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 1,474 |
| 2022/23 | 14.5% | 6.8% | +7.7pp | 41.8% | 7.3% | 7.2% | 1,533 |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% | +8.2pp | 42.1% | 7.8% | 6.9% | 1,606 |
| 2024/25 | 16.4% | 6.2% | +10.1pp | 43.8% | 7.8% | 8.5% | 1,523 |
23 January 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2020 | URN 143134 | Inadequate |