Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,892.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Elevated: turnover 25.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
1 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,018
Capacity
1,200 (85%)
Free school meals
15.9%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£48,137
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,044 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 | £6.4m | £4.6m | £3.8m | 59.6% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,185 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 66.4% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,455 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.2m | £4.9m | 66.3% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,893 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£708k
Premises
£465k
Other costs
£798k
3.4%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 44.6 | 65.1% | 48.3% | 26.3% | — | 209 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 41.8 | 21.2 | £40,852 | 8.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 44.0 | 21.6 | £41,451 | 12.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 57.2 | 18.7 | £43,415 | 25.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 18.3 | £46,070 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 54.1 | 18.8 | £48,137 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 3.7% | 1.2% | 909 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.9% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 883 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.6% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 820 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 782 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.5% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 802 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.7% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 821 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 972 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 29.6% | 8.5% | 1.9% | 1,066 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 26.3% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 1,102 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 31.0% | 6.8% | 3.8% | 1,119 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 22.2% | 6.6% | 3.4% | 1,044 |
1 May 2019 · Academy First Section 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2015 | URN 126084 | Requires improvement |