Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,849.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.2%
of income
In-year balance
+14.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
3 July 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,031
Capacity
1,800 (113%)
Free school meals
26.8%
English additional lang.
4.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
104.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£47,826
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,681 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 | £11.8m | £11.2m | £8.0m | 67.7% | +£600k | £1.2m | 10.4% | £6,142 |
| 2022/23 | £13.2m | £11.9m | £8.6m | 65.2% | +£1.3m | £1.7m | 12.9% | £6,638 |
| 2023/24 | £15.6m | £13.4m | £9.5m | 60.4% | +£2.2m | £2.2m | 14.2% | £7,850 |
Teaching staff
£7.1m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£1.7m
Other costs
£2.3m
2.9%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 47.8 | 65.0% | 45.1% | 16.8% | — | 286 |
* 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 | 110.4 | 16.9 | £41,396 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 107.2 | 17.9 | £41,904 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 106.0 | 18.7 | £43,070 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 108.8 | 18.3 | £43,870 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 104.2 | 19.5 | £47,826 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1,518 |
| 2014/15 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 21.7% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 1,522 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 20.3% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 1,506 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.3% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 1,492 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 1,485 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 20.2% | 2.8% | 3.8% | 1,455 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.2% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 1,510 |
| 2021/22 | 7.7% | 7.1% | +0.6pp | 23.6% | 3.0% | 4.7% | 1,567 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 28.4% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 1,663 |
| 2023/24 | 9.5% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 27.0% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 1,695 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 21.5% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 1,681 |
3 July 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Mar 2017 | URN 106954 | Inadequate |