Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,814.79
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
19 April 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,327
Capacity
1,350 (98%)
Free school meals
27.6%
English additional lang.
2.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
67.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.7
Mean salary
£47,149
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 1,357 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 | £7.7m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 68.6% | +£487k | £911k | 11.9% | £6,433 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 71.4% | +£107k | £656k | 7.9% | £6,692 |
| 2023/24 | £10.3m | £9.5m | £6.5m | 63.1% | +£769k | £718k | 7.0% | £7,815 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£570k
Premises
£1.8m
Other costs
£1.2m
5.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
0.9%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
5.1%
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 | — | 41.5 | 57.3% | 38.1% | 46.0% | — | 239 |
| 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 | 62.9 | 18.1 | £39,337 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 66.2 | 18.0 | £40,271 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 65.0 | 19.2 | £40,957 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2023/24 | 68.0 | 19.3 | £43,722 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 67.2 | 19.7 | £47,149 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 2.6% | 3.4% | 1,335 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 1,323 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.1% | 0.6% | 3.9% | 1,343 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.4% | 0.8% | 5.4% | 1,270 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 18.7% | 1.1% | 5.6% | 1,225 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.2% | 1.4% | 5.1% | 1,152 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.1% | 1.9% | 3.5% | 1,156 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 27.4% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 1,211 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 26.1% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 1,272 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 24.7% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 1,356 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% | +5.0pp | 30.6% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 1,357 |
19 April 2023 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb 2017 | URN 107135 | Inadequate |