Flags
6
4 high
Per-pupil income
£5,758.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.5%
of income
In-year balance
-13.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 13.7% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 25.2%.
6 June 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
478
Capacity
790 (61%)
Free school meals
65.7%
English additional lang.
12.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
24.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£47,296
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
10.5%
2024/25 · 552 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 | — | — | — | —% | — | — | —% | — |
| 2023/24 | £2.8m | £3.2m | £2.3m | 82.1% | -£388k | £15k | 0.5% | £5,758 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
Support staff
£381k
Premises
£196k
Other costs
£699k
6.0%
Admin staff
5.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
11.8%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 40.9 | 62.5% | 47.5% | 21.3% | — | 80 |
* 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 | 22.4 | 16.7 | £43,349 | 20.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 21.8 | 18.2 | £45,122 | 22.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 21.0 | 21.6 | £44,152 | 4.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 23.8 | 20.7 | £47,827 | 25.2% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 24.6 | 19.4 | £47,296 | —% | 7.5% | — |
Overall absence
14.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 24.1% | 3.9% | 4.0% | 395 |
| 2017/18 | 8.7% | 4.8% | +4.0pp | 24.6% | 3.9% | 4.9% | 391 |
| 2018/19 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 25.6% | 3.6% | 5.4% | 395 |
| 2020/21 | 10.5% | 4.5% | +6.0pp | 30.1% | 5.4% | 5.2% | 405 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 33.7% | 3.2% | 8.4% | 439 |
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 42.4% | 3.8% | 9.3% | 510 |
| 2023/24 | 16.2% | 6.6% | +9.6pp | 48.4% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 546 |
| 2024/25 | 14.8% | 6.2% | +8.6pp | 42.2% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 552 |
6 June 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 2019 | URN 144495 | Inadequate |