Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,325.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.3%
of income
In-year balance
+12.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
27 September 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
662
Capacity
655 (101%)
Free school meals
20.8%
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.
43.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£50,512
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 677 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 | £4.1m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 71.4% | +£385k | £1.3m | 31.0% | £6,402 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £4.2m | £3.1m | 66.8% | +£522k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,137 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £4.8m | £3.5m | 65.1% | +£684k | £71k | 1.3% | £8,326 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£182k
Premises
£230k
Other costs
£986k
3.8%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 48.3 | 68.1% | 45.4% | 28.6% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 41.0 | 15.8 | £40,726 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 42.4 | 15.1 | £43,278 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 40.9 | 16.0 | £43,666 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 41.1 | 15.9 | £46,281 | 0.7% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2024/25 | 43.5 | 15.2 | £50,512 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 622 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 649 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.9% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 641 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 8.8% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 640 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 8.8% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 634 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.1% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 646 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 7.8% | 2.7% | 0.8% | 655 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 23.9% | 6.3% | 1.6% | 658 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 23.3% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 669 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 24.7% | 6.5% | 2.5% | 675 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 19.2% | 6.0% | 2.7% | 677 |
27 September 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2014 | — | Good |