Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,701.1
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.2%
of income
In-year balance
-0.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.8%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.4%.
21 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
529
Capacity
500 (106%)
Free school meals
16.5%
English additional lang.
5.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£44,975
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 544 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 | £3.3m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 79.9% | -£52k | £535k | 16.1% | £6,189 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.5m | £2.8m | 78.4% | +£63k | £628k | 17.6% | £6,776 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 78.8% | +£21k | £649k | 17.2% | £7,160 |
| 2024/25 | £4.1m | £4.1m | £3.3m | 80.4% | -£7k | £619k | 15.2% | £7,701 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£502k
Premises
£111k
Other costs
£696k
4.8%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
3.1%
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 | 65.7% | 45.1% | 51.0% | — | 102 |
* 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 | 34.0 | 15.3 | £44,053 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 32.8 | 16.4 | £43,509 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 34.9 | 15.1 | £45,657 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.2 | 15.4 | £46,144 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2024/25 | 33.7 | 15.7 | £44,975 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.6% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 502 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.0% | 4.9% | 0.6% | 507 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 510 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 518 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 4.9% | 0.4% | 529 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.3% | 5.3% | 0.3% | 535 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 12.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 539 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 32.6% | 8.5% | 0.7% | 546 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 25.5% | 7.3% | 0.9% | 542 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 25.6% | 6.5% | 0.8% | 543 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.1% | 6.0% | 1.0% | 544 |
21 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Sept 2013 | — | Good |