Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,193.45
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.7%, vacancy rate 10.3%, sickness 9.7 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.4%.
7 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.9
Mean salary
£52,239
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,127 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 | £5.8m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 80.8% | -£389k | £197k | 3.4% | £5,740 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.4m | £4.8m | 76.4% | -£164k | £32k | 0.5% | £6,131 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 74.0% | -£29k | £3k | 0.1% | £6,835 |
| 2024/25 | £7.9m | £7.9m | £5.7m | 72.5% | +£13k | £16k | 0.2% | £7,193 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£486k
Premises
£648k
Other costs
£1.5m
| 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 | —* | 47.0 | 75.2% | 55.9% | 10.4% | — | 202 |
* 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 | 56.6 | 18.5 | £41,831 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 55.5 | 18.3 | £42,018 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 11.7 |
| 2022/23 | 55.0 | 18.6 | £43,115 | 24.7% | 6.8% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 52.1 | 19.9 | £50,389 | 25.7% | 10.3% | 9.7 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 20.9 | £52,239 | —% | 5.4% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 1,065 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.4% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,070 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 11.9% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 1,122 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,128 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.0% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 1,110 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 15.2% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1,135 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.3% | 5.4% | 0.9% | 1,071 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 29.4% | 7.4% | 1.9% | 1,039 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 26.4% | 6.9% | 2.1% | 1,068 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 24.9% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 1,102 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 22.5% | 5.8% | 1.9% | 1,127 |
7 March 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Inspected as URN 126065
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2012 | URN 126065 | Good |