Per-pupil income
£6,114.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
17 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,117
Capacity
1,100 (102%)
Free school meals
6.8%
English additional lang.
31.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£54,254
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
5.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25 · 754 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 | £7.0m | £6.5m | £5.2m | 74.2% | +£406k | £300k | 4.3% | £6,328 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 70.0% | +£701k | £439k | 5.9% | £6,758 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 70.8% | +£395k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,115 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£470k
Premises
£330k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.8%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 77.7 | 100.0% | 99.3% | 68.0% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 64.2 | 17.4 | £46,394 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 1.4 |
| 2021/22 | 64.3 | 17.1 | £46,643 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 63.3 | 17.4 | £47,548 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2023/24 | 61.1 | 18.0 | £50,986 | 3.0% | 1.6% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 64.0 | 17.4 | £54,254 | —% | 1.5% | — |
Overall absence
4.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 4.6% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 652 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.0% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 683 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.9% | 0.2% | 681 |
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.5% | 3.9% | 0.1% | 708 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 5.0% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 745 |
| 2018/19 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 4.1% | 3.1% | 0.2% | 751 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.4% | 3.1% | 0.1% | 751 |
| 2021/22 | 5.1% | 7.1% | -2.0pp | 11.7% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 755 |
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% | -2.0pp | 9.9% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 760 |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% | -2.5pp | 6.2% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 758 |
| 2024/25 | 4.0% | 6.2% | -2.2pp | 5.4% | 3.7% | 0.3% | 754 |
17 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2012 | — | Good |