Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,546.59
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.5% of income.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
23 January 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
This inspection is over 12 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,079
Capacity
940 (115%)
Free school meals
16.0%
English additional lang.
6.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£51,331
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 1,144 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 | £6.0m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 67.3% | +£547k | £843k | 14.1% | £6,189 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £4.6m | 69.0% | +£280k | £1.1m | 17.0% | £6,485 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 74.2% | -£245k | £879k | 12.7% | £6,529 |
| 2024/25 | £8.1m | £8.4m | £5.9m | 72.5% | -£239k | £639k | 7.8% | £7,547 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£383k
Other costs
£2.1m
4.6%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
5.3%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
3.8%
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 | —* | 37.4 | 47.2% | 26.1% | 9.0% | — | 199 |
* 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 | 50.7 | 18.1 | £43,996 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 54.2 | 17.9 | £44,415 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 59.1 | 17.2 | £45,743 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 57.4 | 18.5 | £49,072 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 59.0 | 18.3 | £51,331 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.0% | 4.4% | +3.6pp | 18.8% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 645 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 16.8% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 627 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 17.8% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 623 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 17.9% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 671 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 18.2% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 735 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.7% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 782 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.5% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 954 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 33.1% | 7.7% | 2.8% | 998 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 28.3% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 1,070 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 27.7% | 5.0% | 4.6% | 1,117 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 23.7% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 1,144 |
23 January 2014 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Feb 2011 | — | Good |