Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,818.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.2% of income.
12 November 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,205
Capacity
1,265 (95%)
Free school meals
11.1%
English additional lang.
1.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£52,618
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 1,032 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 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £5.6m | 75.4% | +£135k | £3k | 0.0% | £5,958 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £6.1m | 74.3% | +£83k | £111k | 1.4% | £6,696 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.6m | £6.6m | 77.8% | -£189k | -£75k | -0.9% | £6,818 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£310k
Other costs
£1.8m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 79.1% | 50.2% | 21.9% | — | 201 |
* 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 | 66.1 | 18.4 | £44,559 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 67.3 | 18.4 | £44,648 | 9.1% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 68.5 | 17.9 | £45,416 | 12.1% | 1.4% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 68.9 | 18.0 | £48,758 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 68.8 | 17.5 | £52,618 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 6.3% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 987 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 7.4% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 982 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.4% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 984 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.9% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 993 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 11.1% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 996 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,009 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,027 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 21.7% | 6.1% | 1.4% | 1,028 |
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% | +0.8pp | 22.4% | 6.2% | 1.5% | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 19.4% | 6.0% | 1.4% | 1,029 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.0pp | 15.9% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 1,032 |
12 November 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2009 | URN 134512 | Outstanding |