Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,194.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-7.4%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.7%.
17 October 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
991
Capacity
1,250 (79%)
Free school meals
37.3%
English additional lang.
8.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.1
Mean salary
£49,264
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
9.3%
2024/25 · 1,051 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 | £7.6m | £7.3m | £6.2m | 81.3% | +£254k | -£185k | -2.4% | £6,912 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £8.0m | £6.5m | 81.5% | +£10k | -£519k | -6.5% | £7,219 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £8.5m | £6.8m | 77.9% | +£288k | -£654k | -7.4% | £8,195 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£357k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.9%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 36.8 | 46.4% | 25.4% | 26.8% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 75.1 | — | £43,007 | 6.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 77.4 | 14.2 | £42,385 | 9.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 81.1 | 13.7 | £43,541 | 20.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 77.9 | 13.8 | £45,238 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2024/25 | 70.3 | 14.1 | £49,264 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 1,092 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.0% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 1,043 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.3% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1,053 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 19.9% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 1,032 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 20.9% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 1,040 |
| 2018/19 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 21.3% | 3.2% | 4.8% | 1,063 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.0% | 4.9% | 1.9% | 1,125 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 39.3% | 8.1% | 3.5% | 1,133 |
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% | +5.7pp | 35.8% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 1,158 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.4pp | 35.6% | 6.7% | 5.3% | 1,115 |
| 2024/25 | 15.7% | 6.2% | +9.5pp | 42.1% | 6.4% | 9.3% | 1,051 |
17 October 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jan 2020 | URN 106136 | Inadequate |