Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,841.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.4%
of income
In-year balance
-8.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.4% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
5 March 2015 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,050
Capacity
1,194 (88%)
Free school meals
11.6%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£49,095
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 828 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 | £7.6m | £6.8m | £4.9m | 64.8% | +£761k | £1.1m | 14.8% | £8,086 |
| 2022/23 | £8.1m | £7.8m | £5.5m | 67.3% | +£288k | £526k | 6.5% | £7,873 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £10.0m | £6.4m | 69.3% | -£772k | £315k | 3.4% | £8,841 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£397k
Premises
£431k
Other costs
£3.2m
14.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 48.7 | 74.3% | 53.7% | 37.7% | — | 268 |
* 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 | 59.1 | 17.2 | £42,746 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 61.1 | 15.3 | £42,373 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 60.4 | 17.1 | £44,477 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 61.7 | 16.9 | £48,668 | 13.3% | 4.6% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 57.1 | 18.4 | £49,095 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 10.9% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 852 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.0% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 853 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 11.7% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 818 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 15.3% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 824 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.9% | 5.5% | 0.8% | 757 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 17.0% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 802 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.2% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 753 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 32.5% | 8.0% | 2.1% | 735 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 24.4% | 6.4% | 1.5% | 803 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 25.3% | 7.1% | 1.8% | 800 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 23.2% | 7.1% | 1.8% | 828 |
5 March 2015 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2010 | URN 123896 | Outstanding |