Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,508.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.1%, vacancy rate 4.1%.
18 June 2019 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
691
Capacity
968 (71%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
2.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£50,384
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 658 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 | £5.4m | £4.9m | £3.5m | 65.2% | +£543k | £281k | 5.2% | £7,726 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 70.2% | +£268k | £171k | 3.0% | £7,979 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 73.0% | +£69k | -£129k | -2.1% | £8,509 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£329k
Premises
£360k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.7%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.3%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 49.6 | 71.7% | 49.2% | 63.3% | — | 120 |
* 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 | 41.6 | 16.3 | £41,817 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 40.6 | 17.3 | £41,990 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 44.0 | 16.4 | £42,627 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 15.7 | £44,225 | 25.1% | 4.1% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 40.2 | 17.2 | £50,384 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 9.3% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 530 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.6% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 493 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.3% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 511 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.7% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 498 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 9.0% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 500 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 516 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 4.3% | 0.9% | 609 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 28.5% | 7.2% | 1.1% | 631 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 28.7% | 7.1% | 1.9% | 659 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 27.6% | 7.0% | 2.5% | 685 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 23.4% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 658 |
18 June 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2015 | URN 137153 | Requires improvement |