Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,020.37
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: turnover 54.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
934
Free school meals
27.8%
English additional lang.
26.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£44,696
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 891 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 | £7.1m | £6.5m | £4.7m | 66.8% | +£557k | £1.9m | 27.4% | £7,283 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £4.8m | 63.4% | +£365k | £2.0m | 26.6% | £7,696 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.2m | £5.1m | 64.2% | +£700k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,020 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£556k
Premises
£563k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.3%
Admin staff
4.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
13.1%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 41.3 | 56.1% | 32.2% | 62.0% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 59.0 | 18.3 | £43,495 | 43.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 58.2 | 16.8 | £41,757 | 35.5% | 3.3% | — |
| 2022/23 | 42.5 | 23.1 | £44,475 | 54.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 48.8 | 20.1 | £48,852 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.2 | 14.8 | £44,696 | —% | 4.5% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 22.8% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 734 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.9% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 858 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.1% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 993 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.6% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 1,050 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.6pp | 20.4% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 1,038 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.2% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 1,066 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 953 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 27.8% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 868 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 27.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 908 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 24.8% | 4.7% | 4.0% | 941 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 31.3% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 891 |
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Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2018 | URN 135938 | Inadequate |