Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,021.7
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.4%
of income
In-year balance
+0.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.6%.
20 November 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,111
Capacity
1,000 (111%)
Free school meals
46.8%
English additional lang.
32.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£55,604
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 834 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 | £8.2m | £8.6m | £6.8m | 82.4% | -£402k | £662k | 8.1% | £7,666 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £8.6m | £7.0m | 72.7% | +£1.0m | £1.7m | 17.4% | £8,858 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £10.0m | £7.5m | 76.4% | -£201k | £1.5m | 15.0% | £8,827 |
| 2024/25 | £11.1m | £11.1m | £8.5m | 76.3% | +£22k | £1.5m | 13.4% | £10,022 |
Teaching staff
£7.4m
Support staff
£541k
Premises
£691k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.3%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
6.0%
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 | —* | 61.7 | 86.3% | 72.0% | 69.6% | — | 161 |
* 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 | 75.9 | 13.6 | £52,301 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2021/22 | 78.1 | 13.7 | £51,111 | 30.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 73.1 | 14.8 | £53,418 | 31.0% | 3.9% | 2.5 |
| 2023/24 | 73.3 | 15.0 | £54,545 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2024/25 | 77.3 | 14.4 | £55,604 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 6.9% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 634 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.4% | 2.7% | 1.1% | 622 |
| 2015/16 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 8.5% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 648 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.0% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 683 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 11.9% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 712 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 758 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.1% | 3.0% | 0.4% | 814 |
| 2021/22 | 4.9% | 7.1% | -2.3pp | 11.9% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 825 |
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% | -1.5pp | 13.7% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 828 |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 14.1% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 838 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.3% | 834 |
20 November 2018 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 2014 | — | Outstanding |