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26.4% of pupils eligible for free school meals.
Ofsted: No Ofsted grade in this data
124 pupils at the end of Year 11.
79 A-level students; average grade B-, best three A levels averaging B-. Progress: average (value added +0.11).
For Year 7 in September 2026, 135 families put it first for 131 places (1.0 first choices per place). 96% of the families who put it first got a place.
| Entry | Places | First choices | Per place | First choices offered a place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7, 2024 | 109 | 107 | 1.0 | 100% |
| Year 7, 2025 | 107 | 104 | 1.0 | 100% |
| Year 7, 2026 | 131 | 135 | 1.0 | 96% |
Income £6.4m, spending £5.9m (September 2024 to August 2025, 781 pupils).
Run by Embark Multi Academy Trust, a trust of 23 academies and 7,151 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £3.0m, 5.2% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.
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Department for Education performance data 2024/25 and register of schools; Ofsted inspections to August 2026. Open Government Licence. Applications: DfE applications and offers. Money: Department for Education academies accounts return, 2024-25; Open Government Licence.
| Subject | Entries | A*–A | England A*–A | A* | A*–B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government and Politics | 17 | 29.4% | 28.3% | 5.9% | 41.2% |
| Sociology | 14 | 7.1% | 19.3% | 0% | 57.1% |
| History | 14 | 35.7% | 25.5% | 0% | 64.3% |
| Geography | 13 | 23.1% | 24.2% | 0% | 76.9% |
| Computer Science | 12 | 33.3% | 23.5% | 16.7% | 50% |
| Psychology | 12 | 16.7% | 19.8% | 0% | 25% |
| Mathematics | 11 | 36.4% | 42.8% | 27.3% | 63.6% |
| Design and Technology (Product Design) | 11 | 0% | 15.8% | 0% | 45.5% |
| English Literature | 9 | 44.4% | 25.2% | 11.1% | 44.4% |
| Religious Studies | 9 | 11.1% | 23.8% | 0% | 33.3% |
| Fine Art | 5 | 0% | 35.5% | 0% | 0% |
| Chemistry | 5 | 0% | 33.2% | 0% | 0% |
| Subject | Entries | Grades 8–9 | England 8–9 | Grades 7+ | Grades 4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 123 | 5.7% | 9.2% | 17.1% | 70.7% |
| Mathematics | 123 | 6.5% | 13% | 11.4% | 69.9% |
| English Literature | 121 | 5% | 9.9% | 14% | 66.1% |
| Geography | 57 | 28.1% | 13.6% | 43.9% | 77.2% |
| History | 45 | 13.3% | 15.2% | 37.8% | 73.3% |
| Art and Design | 42 | 11.9% | 13.2% | 33.3% | 76.2% |
| Physics | 40 | 12.5% | 29.4% | 25% | 97.5% |
| Chemistry | 40 | 17.5% | 31.4% | 30% | 95% |
| Biology | 40 | 12.5% | 28.6% | 25% | 95% |
| Design & Technology | 38 | 0% | 13.3% | 7.9% | 47.4% |
| Physical Education | 34 | 2.9% | 12.8% | 17.6% | 61.8% |
| Social Studies | 24 | 12.5% | 10.8% | 25% | 83.3% |
| Computer Science | 23 | 13% | 19.9% | 13% | 21.7% |
| Spanish | 19 | 15.8% | 15.3% | 36.8% | 84.2% |
| Drama | 11 | 0% | 15.9% | 9.1% | 72.7% |
| Media / Film / TV | 8 | 12.5% | 10.7% | 25% | 100% |
| French | 8 | 12.5% | 18.1% | 12.5% | 75% |
| Music | 6 | 50% | 20.5% | 50% | 83.3% |