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1
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Per-pupil income
£7,092.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,500
Capacity
1,530 (98%)
Free school meals
15.3%
English additional lang.
3.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
93.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£46,979
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,197 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 | £8.3m | £6.8m | 81.8% | +£17k | £864k | 10.4% | £5,924 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.5m | £7.4m | 78.1% | -£60k | £739k | 7.8% | £6,657 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £10.4m | £8.2m | 78.5% | +£26k | £369k | 3.5% | £7,092 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£256k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 78.2% | 54.9% | 46.6% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 85.7 | 16.3 | £43,436 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 87.1 | 16.1 | £42,744 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2022/23 | 89.2 | 15.8 | £42,016 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 92.2 | 16.0 | £46,998 | 3.8% | 1.1% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 93.6 | 16.0 | £46,979 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 981 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.1% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 1,021 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.6% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,076 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1,087 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.1% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 1,082 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | 0.0pp | 9.8% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,116 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 8.6% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 1,125 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 0.0pp | 19.2% | 6.3% | 0.8% | 1,129 |
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% | +0.7pp | 19.3% | 6.6% | 0.9% | 1,158 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.1pp | 20.8% | 6.4% | 1.2% | 1,207 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 17.7% | 6.0% | 1.0% | 1,197 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2015 | — | Outstanding |