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Per-pupil income
£10,539.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
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Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
587
Capacity
600 (98%)
Free school meals
24.7%
English additional lang.
2.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£49,325
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 648 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 | £5.0m | £4.5m | £3.3m | 65.9% | +£546k | £643k | 12.8% | £9,958 |
| 2022/23 | £5.2m | £5.1m | £3.8m | 73.6% | +£46k | £552k | 10.7% | £10,193 |
| 2023/24 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 75.7% | +£7k | £419k | 7.6% | £10,540 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£332k
Premises
£354k
Other costs
£987k
6.7%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
3.3%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 34.4 | 40.4% | 17.3% | 19.2% | — | 104 |
* 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 | 35.1 | 14.8 | £42,030 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 34.1 | 14.8 | £42,024 | 18.8% | 5.5% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 35.2 | 14.4 | £44,719 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 38.0 | 13.8 | £48,922 | 10.5% | 2.6% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 14.4 | £49,325 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.2% | 4.4% | +3.9pp | 25.6% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 636 |
| 2014/15 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 26.4% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 538 |
| 2015/16 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 21.0% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 477 |
| 2016/17 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 23.4% | 4.8% | 3.4% | 469 |
| 2017/18 | 8.8% | 4.8% | +4.0pp | 25.3% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 483 |
| 2018/19 | 8.8% | 4.6% | +4.2pp | 25.2% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 520 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.2% | 4.7% | 2.8% | 551 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 27.9% | 5.3% | 3.7% | 545 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 34.4% | 6.7% | 4.3% | 558 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 33.0% | 6.3% | 3.8% | 619 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 32.6% | 6.8% | 4.7% | 648 |
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Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Sept 2019 | — | Requires improvement |