Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,047.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.3%
of income
In-year balance
-6.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.5% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: turnover 17.2%.
11 December 2018 · Exempt School Inspection
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,019
Capacity
1,080 (94%)
Free school meals
13.6%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£51,011
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 915 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 | £6.7m | £6.4m | £5.3m | 79.2% | +£215k | £610k | 9.2% | £6,571 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £6.9m | £5.0m | 68.8% | +£368k | £980k | 13.4% | £7,251 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £7.6m | £5.4m | 75.9% | -£461k | £517k | 7.3% | £7,048 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£439k
Premises
£786k
Other costs
£1.4m
3.4%
Admin staff
4.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 49.2 | 68.7% | 51.1% | 53.3% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 64.0 | 15.6 | £41,453 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 63.0 | 16.1 | £43,207 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2022/23 | 63.2 | 15.9 | £44,786 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 63.8 | 15.8 | £48,378 | 17.2% | 3.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 63.7 | 16.0 | £51,011 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 883 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.1% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 886 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 888 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.8% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 889 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 898 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 905 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.7% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 932 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.1% | 6.3% | 2.0% | 923 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 22.6% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 923 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 23.4% | 5.8% | 2.4% | 919 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 20.6% | 5.7% | 1.7% | 915 |
11 December 2018 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2013 | — | Outstanding |