Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,270.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
6 December 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
794
Capacity
800 (99%)
Free school meals
32.8%
English additional lang.
29.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£54,078
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
23.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 830 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 | £5.3m | £5.3m | £4.0m | 75.5% | -£9k | £534k | 10.1% | £6,552 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 74.7% | +£224k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,333 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 69.5% | +£698k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,271 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£484k
Premises
£214k
Other costs
£1.1m
13.2%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 40.7 | 51.3% | 33.8% | 13.0% | — | 154 |
* 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 | 54.0 | 15.1 | £44,367 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2021/22 | 52.8 | 15.3 | £45,709 | 9.5% | 1.9% | — |
| 2022/23 | 50.2 | 16.1 | £44,464 | 18.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 48.3 | 16.4 | £50,979 | 11.7% | 4.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 48.3 | 16.4 | £54,078 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.6% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 802 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.3% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 793 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 802 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 814 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.3% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 813 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.2% | 2.5% | 3.0% | 825 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 834 |
| 2021/22 | 7.1% | 7.1% | 0.0pp | 23.0% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 827 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 24.1% | 5.1% | 2.5% | 826 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.5pp | 24.7% | 5.2% | 2.8% | 823 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 23.1% | 5.8% | 2.1% | 830 |
6 December 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2013 | URN 119757 | Good |