Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,032.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
29 January 2019 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,108
Capacity
1,275 (87%)
Free school meals
21.5%
English additional lang.
18.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£51,409
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,045 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 | £8.3m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 65.9% | +£1.2m | £1.6m | 19.4% | £6,860 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £7.9m | £5.8m | 65.4% | +£923k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,604 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.4m | £6.0m | 65.0% | +£797k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,032 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£877k
Premises
£772k
Other costs
£1.7m
8.6%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
4.1%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 63.3% | 39.8% | 36.7% | — | 196 |
* 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 | 75.6 | 16.2 | £41,622 | 24.1% | 2.6% | 5.9 |
| 2021/22 | 75.9 | 16.0 | £41,099 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 69.7 | 16.7 | £40,700 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 68.2 | 16.8 | £41,418 | 35.5% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 64.4 | 17.2 | £51,409 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 18.9% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 875 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.6% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 849 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 832 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.1% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 928 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 959 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.9% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 1,003 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.1% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 1,081 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.2pp | 25.9% | 6.2% | 2.2% | 1,066 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 31.5% | 7.0% | 3.4% | 1,059 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 32.9% | 7.7% | 3.8% | 1,079 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 25.8% | 7.4% | 2.8% | 1,045 |
29 January 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2014 | URN 110047 | Requires improvement |