Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,679.98
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.3%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
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
1,188
Capacity
1,200 (99%)
Free school meals
25.0%
English additional lang.
43.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.8
Mean salary
£49,126
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,175 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 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 74.0% | +£278k | £1.4m | 19.8% | £7,104 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.6m | £5.6m | 77.0% | -£279k | £1.1m | 14.7% | £6,665 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.9m | £6.7m | 73.6% | +£175k | £1.3m | 13.8% | £7,572 |
| 2024/25 | £10.3m | £10.1m | £7.6m | 73.4% | +£223k | £1.5m | 14.3% | £8,680 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£495k
Premises
£538k
Other costs
£2.0m
7.0%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
8.9%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 39.3 | 51.5% | 32.8% | 15.7% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 58.5 | 14.8 | £42,250 | 12.7% | 1.7% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 61.5 | 15.6 | £46,352 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 72.4 | 15.1 | £44,835 | 13.0% | 1.4% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 83.9 | 14.3 | £46,772 | 20.0% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 86.4 | 13.8 | £49,126 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 10.2% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 830 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.0% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 847 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.9% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 797 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 13.8% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 753 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 14.6% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 692 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 22.4% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 710 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 836 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 27.7% | 6.0% | 2.6% | 894 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 36.7% | 6.5% | 4.4% | 1,032 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 37.0% | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1,195 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 30.7% | 6.0% | 3.5% | 1,175 |
21 November 2017 · Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Sept 2013 | — | Good |