Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£28,716.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.4%
of income
In-year balance
+12.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
23 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
114
Capacity
100 (114%)
Free school meals
54.3%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
16.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.9
Mean salary
£52,463
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 93 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 | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.3m | 72.1% | +£175k | £0 | 0.0% | £19,663 |
| 2022/23 | £2.3m | £2.3m | £1.8m | 80.4% | -£14k | £172k | 7.6% | £25,591 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 68.4% | +£378k | £379k | 12.4% | £28,717 |
Teaching staff
£1.1m
Support staff
£771k
Premises
£124k
Other costs
£460k
4.3%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 6.4 | 5.9% | 5.9% | 0.0% | — | 17 |
* 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 | 13.0 | 6.9 | £45,145 | 66.7% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0 | 13.6 | £42,015 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0 | 8.8 | £43,708 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 12.9 | 8.2 | £47,706 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 16.5 | 6.9 | £52,463 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 14.2% | 4.5% | +9.7pp | 42.1% | 10.5% | 3.8% | 57 |
| 2015/16 | 12.2% | 4.5% | +7.7pp | 30.9% | 8.1% | 4.1% | 55 |
| 2016/17 | 15.7% | 4.6% | +11.2pp | 38.0% | 9.2% | 6.5% | 50 |
| 2017/18 | 11.7% | 4.8% | +7.0pp | 20.7% | 8.6% | 3.2% | 58 |
| 2018/19 | 10.2% | 4.6% | +5.6pp | 18.0% | 9.1% | 1.1% | 61 |
| 2020/21 | 25.6% | 4.5% | +21.1pp | 80.8% | 20.1% | 5.5% | 73 |
| 2021/22 | 15.4% | 7.1% | +8.3pp | 38.5% | 8.8% | 6.7% | 78 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 30.9% | 5.8% | 4.3% | 81 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 27.9% | 6.4% | 4.4% | 86 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 28.0% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 93 |
23 May 2017 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2012 | URN 122948 | Inadequate |