Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,933.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.3%.
19 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
1,538
Capacity
1,500 (103%)
Free school meals
11.1%
English additional lang.
7.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,540
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,557 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 | £9.2m | £8.7m | £7.0m | 76.2% | +£436k | £638k | 7.0% | £6,210 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.1m | £7.4m | 74.3% | +£873k | £744k | 7.5% | £6,523 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.5m | £8.3m | 78.3% | +£108k | £436k | 4.1% | £6,933 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£767k
Premises
£485k
Other costs
£1.7m
9.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
3.3%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
2.8%
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 | —* | 52.4 | 79.1% | 58.2% | 34.6% | — | 292 |
* 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 | 93.5 | 15.7 | £44,151 | 10.3% | 1.1% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 93.7 | 15.8 | £44,255 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 92.8 | 16.4 | £46,413 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2023/24 | 93.2 | 16.4 | £46,699 | 11.0% | 1.1% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 92.1 | 16.7 | £50,540 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.7% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 1,516 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.4% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,505 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.4% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 1,506 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,517 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 1,517 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 1,511 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,503 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 25.7% | 7.1% | 1.6% | 1,519 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 21.9% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 1,554 |
| 2023/24 | 7.6% | 6.6% | +1.0pp | 21.0% | 4.9% | 2.7% | 1,555 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 20.4% | 4.9% | 2.8% | 1,557 |
19 January 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2012 | — | Good |