Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,595.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.1%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 26.4%, vacancy rate 12.2%, sickness 10.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
10 January 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,189
Capacity
1,550 (77%)
Free school meals
56.1%
English additional lang.
3.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£50,831
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
12.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 1,166 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 | £9.3m | £8.0m | £6.1m | 65.8% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,111 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 64.4% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,882 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £9.3m | £6.6m | 64.4% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,595 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£856k
Premises
£830k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
11.6%
Premises (total)
5.0%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 31.9 | 41.4% | 19.7% | 17.2% | — | 203 |
* 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 | 86.4 | 15.2 | £41,040 | 23.1% | 1.1% | 13.0 |
| 2021/22 | 82.4 | 15.8 | £39,316 | 31.6% | 1.2% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 73.9 | 17.0 | £43,295 | 27.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 72.0 | 16.6 | £46,796 | 26.4% | 12.2% | 10.4 |
| 2024/25 | 72.0 | 16.5 | £50,831 | —% | 12.2% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 12.4% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,198 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.9% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,210 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 20.4% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 1,210 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 21.4% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 1,194 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.1% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1,153 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.3% | 4.3% | 2.1% | 1,116 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.6% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,176 |
| 2021/22 | 11.9% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 40.2% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 1,162 |
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% | +7.1pp | 44.2% | 6.6% | 7.3% | 1,189 |
| 2023/24 | 14.6% | 6.6% | +8.0pp | 44.5% | 6.3% | 8.3% | 1,165 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.6pp | 37.4% | 6.7% | 6.1% | 1,166 |
10 January 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2017 | URN 135684 | Inadequate |