Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,118.69
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.1%
of income
In-year balance
+0.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.3%.
7 October 2015 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,373
Capacity
1,540 (89%)
Free school meals
49.1%
English additional lang.
27.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
109.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.5
Mean salary
£56,041
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,058 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 | £13.0m | £12.7m | £9.4m | 72.9% | +£296k | £1.4m | 10.6% | £8,754 |
| 2022/23 | £13.8m | £13.2m | £10.1m | 73.1% | +£613k | £2.0m | 14.4% | £9,767 |
| 2023/24 | £14.5m | £14.2m | £10.0m | 68.9% | +£267k | £2.3m | 15.6% | £10,580 |
| 2024/25 | £13.9m | £13.8m | £11.3m | 81.3% | +£114k | £2.4m | 17.1% | £10,119 |
Teaching staff
£7.8m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£324k
Other costs
£2.2m
5.5%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
6.5%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 53.6 | 79.0% | 60.0% | 79.0% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 101.6 | 14.2 | £50,440 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2021/22 | 95.9 | 15.4 | £52,061 | 9.1% | 1.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 103.2 | 13.7 | £54,991 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 98.6 | 13.9 | £55,074 | 17.2% | 2.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 109.6 | 12.5 | £56,041 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 7.1% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 976 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.5% | 988 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 5.9% | 2.8% | 0.6% | 1,003 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.1% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,018 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 8.3% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,019 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,030 |
| 2020/21 | 2.3% | 4.5% | -2.2pp | 4.3% | 1.8% | 0.5% | 1,057 |
| 2021/22 | 3.3% | 7.1% | -3.8pp | 6.8% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 1,057 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 13.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1,047 |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% | -2.7pp | 6.3% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1,056 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% | -2.0pp | 9.7% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1,058 |
7 October 2015 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2014 | — | Inadequate |