Per-pupil income
£7,811.27
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · Academy First Section 5
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GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
702
Capacity
690 (102%)
Free school meals
32.2%
English additional lang.
3.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£52,560
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 731 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 | £4.8m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 71.4% | +£305k | £1.2m | 25.1% | £7,004 |
| 2022/23 | £4.8m | £5.0m | £3.8m | 78.5% | -£188k | £1.0m | 21.5% | £6,902 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £4.1m | 74.4% | +£213k | £1.3m | 22.6% | £7,811 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£328k
Premises
£317k
Other costs
£891k
12.2%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 57.5 | 85.6% | 72.2% | 52.2% | — | 90 |
* 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 | 37.0 | 17.8 | £37,446 | 16.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 40.9 | 16.7 | £43,322 | 14.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 40.7 | 17.2 | £46,808 | 13.5% | 4.7% | — |
| 2023/24 | 40.9 | 17.4 | £47,478 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 41.7 | 16.8 | £52,560 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 18.1% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 568 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.8% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 544 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 0.7% | 541 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 19.1% | 5.5% | 1.0% | 565 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +3.0pp | 21.3% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 624 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.3% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 695 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.4% | 4.5% | 1.7% | 680 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 33.6% | 7.5% | 2.8% | 714 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 28.1% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 719 |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 21.6% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 730 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 18.5% | 4.9% | 1.6% | 731 |
24 September 2024 · Academy First Section 5
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GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2019 | URN 114293 | Inadequate |