Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,051.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.9%, vacancy rate 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
6 June 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
765
Capacity
945 (81%)
Free school meals
38.8%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.3
Mean salary
£45,559
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25 · 813 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 | £3.8m | £4.1m | £3.2m | 82.3% | -£242k | £9k | 0.2% | £6,650 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 77.7% | -£151k | £35k | 0.8% | £7,143 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 73.6% | +£272k | £12k | 0.2% | £8,052 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£327k
Premises
£281k
Other costs
£999k
7.0%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
3.6%
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 | —* | 34.6 | 47.2% | 27.2% | 10.4% | — | 125 |
* 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 | 27.0 | 19.6 | £40,502 | 17.0% | 6.9% | — |
| 2021/22 | 35.8 | 16.1 | £39,242 | 24.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 31.5 | 20.2 | £40,176 | 15.9% | 11.3% | — |
| 2023/24 | 34.3 | 21.3 | £47,519 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 57.3 | 13.3 | £45,559 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 14.6% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 835 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.6% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 777 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.4% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 718 |
| 2016/17 | 9.9% | 4.6% | +5.3pp | 32.3% | 6.3% | 3.6% | 634 |
| 2017/18 | 9.7% | 4.8% | +4.9pp | 30.2% | 4.6% | 5.1% | 606 |
| 2018/19 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 26.9% | 5.5% | 3.8% | 561 |
| 2020/21 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 22.0% | 5.3% | 2.6% | 559 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 38.5% | 8.4% | 3.8% | 616 |
| 2022/23 | 15.3% | 6.8% | +8.5pp | 44.9% | 7.9% | 7.3% | 702 |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% | +8.3pp | 42.7% | 6.7% | 8.2% | 792 |
| 2024/25 | 15.0% | 6.2% | +8.8pp | 41.7% | 7.0% | 8.0% | 813 |
6 June 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2019 | URN 131669 | Requires improvement |