Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,940.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.9%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.3%.
9 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,409
Capacity
1,371 (103%)
Free school meals
5.2%
English additional lang.
29.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£53,535
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 969 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 | £9.8m | £9.4m | £7.1m | 72.4% | +£407k | £603k | 6.2% | £6,821 |
| 2022/23 | £10.2m | £10.3m | £7.5m | 72.9% | -£71k | £531k | 5.2% | £7,186 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £11.2m | £8.3m | 73.9% | +£18k | £550k | 4.9% | £7,941 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£235k
Premises
£285k
Other costs
£2.6m
20.5%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 73.9 | 100.0% | 97.6% | 94.7% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 82.3 | 17.4 | £43,390 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 81.1 | 17.7 | £43,258 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2022/23 | 76.0 | 18.7 | £43,889 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 78.9 | 18.0 | £50,763 | 13.1% | 2.5% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 78.0 | 18.1 | £53,535 | —% | 2.5% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 5.4% | 3.7% | 0.0% | 946 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 947 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 7.3% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 958 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 4.8% | 0.1% | 952 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 14.2% | 4.9% | 0.1% | 955 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.6% | 3.8% | 0.2% | 957 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 7.7% | 4.3% | 0.2% | 977 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 31.9% | 7.8% | 0.2% | 973 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 22.4% | 6.5% | 0.4% | 962 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 24.0% | 6.1% | 0.3% | 963 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 25.3% | 5.7% | 0.4% | 969 |
9 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2008 | URN 110530 | Outstanding |