Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,465.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
-2.2%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
15 March 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
532
Capacity
600 (89%)
Free school meals
27.8%
English additional lang.
13.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
38.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£48,539
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 576 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 | £3.9m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 76.7% | -£142k | £331k | 8.5% | £6,938 |
| 2022/23 | £4.2m | £4.2m | £2.8m | 66.1% | -£10k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,788 |
| 2023/24 | £4.3m | £4.4m | £2.8m | 65.8% | -£93k | £32k | 0.8% | £8,465 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£548k
Premises
£703k
Other costs
£846k
0.1%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
15.2%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
2.7%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 38.8 | 52.8% | 34.0% | 24.5% | — | 106 |
* 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 | 29.3 | 15.7 | £41,847 | 22.2% | 6.4% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 37.7 | 14.9 | £40,753 | 29.0% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 39.4 | 13.8 | £42,588 | 59.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 34.1 | 14.8 | £44,789 | 21.4% | 12.8% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 38.2 | 13.9 | £48,539 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 3.7% | 4.8% | -1.0pp | 8.0% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 88 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 6.8% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 222 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.5% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 477 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 32.9% | 8.9% | 2.5% | 590 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 31.9% | 9.8% | 2.5% | 561 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 31.1% | 7.2% | 2.8% | 557 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 26.4% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 576 |
15 March 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate