Per-pupil income
£9,245.8
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.9%, sickness 8.7 days.
Elevated: turnover 24.0%.
30 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
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Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,592
Capacity
1,820 (87%)
Free school meals
33.0%
English additional lang.
24.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
97.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£61,175
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,235 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 | £12.3m | £10.3m | £8.8m | 72.2% | +£1.9m | £1.6m | 13.3% | £7,844 |
| 2022/23 | £13.3m | £11.8m | £10.0m | 75.5% | +£1.5m | £2.0m | 15.2% | £8,367 |
| 2023/24 | £14.3m | £13.0m | £10.8m | 75.3% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,246 |
Teaching staff
£8.2m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£407k
Other costs
£1.8m
4.8%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 45.2 | 69.2% | 46.6% | 10.3% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 104.2 | 14.8 | £51,130 | 19.1% | 1.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 99.5 | 15.7 | £49,923 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 93.4 | 17.0 | £55,334 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 89.3 | 17.3 | £59,957 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 97.0 | 16.4 | £61,175 | —% | 1.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 3.2% | 1.3% | 1,202 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.9% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 1,209 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,201 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.4% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,224 |
| 2017/18 | 3.9% | 4.8% | -0.8pp | 5.6% | 3.1% | 0.8% | 1,219 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 9.5% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,235 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,225 |
| 2021/22 | 5.6% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 15.4% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,236 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 16.4% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 1,242 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 20.3% | 5.1% | 2.0% | 1,242 |
| 2024/25 | 6.8% | 6.2% | +0.5pp | 20.2% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1,235 |
30 January 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Oct 2011 | URN 100187 | Outstanding |