Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,409.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
10 May 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,783
Capacity
1,880 (95%)
Free school meals
12.7%
English additional lang.
10.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
91.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£51,540
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,587 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 | £10.1m | £9.0m | £6.5m | 64.8% | +£1.1m | £1.5m | 15.2% | £5,714 |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £9.9m | £7.3m | 66.1% | +£1.1m | £2.1m | 18.9% | £5,905 |
| 2023/24 | £11.7m | £11.1m | £8.1m | 69.2% | +£594k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,410 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£931k
Other costs
£2.1m
5.6%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
10.8%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 52.0 | 73.7% | 58.7% | 22.5% | — | 293 |
* 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 | 81.9 | 21.0 | £39,897 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 77.6 | 22.7 | £41,405 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 12.6 |
| 2022/23 | 93.3 | 19.9 | £40,802 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 91.6 | 19.9 | £47,970 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2024/25 | 91.6 | 19.5 | £51,540 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 11.5% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,520 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,513 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,505 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,484 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.9% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,427 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,466 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.5% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,476 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 22.2% | 5.9% | 1.6% | 1,487 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 17.4% | 4.7% | 2.0% | 1,586 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 21.1% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 1,590 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 21.6% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 1,587 |
10 May 2022 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2017 | URN 135944 | Inadequate |