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7.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals.
175 pupils at the end of Year 11.
95 A-level students; average grade B, best three A levels averaging B. Progress: average (value added +0.08).
For Year 7 in September 2026, 219 families put it first for 181 places (1.2 first choices per place, oversubscribed). 79% of the families who put it first got a place.
| Entry | Places | First choices | Per place | First choices offered a place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 7, 2024 | 147 | 175 | 1.2 | 82% |
| Year 7, 2025 | 171 | 210 | 1.2 | 77% |
| Year 7, 2026 | 181 | 219 | 1.2 | 79% |
Sports hall (4 courts), 3G pitch, artificial hockey pitch, gym, dance or fitness studio.
For the school's own use. Schools nearby with similar facilities
Income £8.0m, spending £7.5m (September 2024 to August 2025, 1,056 pupils).
Run by Star Academies, a trust of 35 academies and 23,008 pupils. The trust holds reserves of £40.1m, 20.7% of its income. Its accounts at Companies House.
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| Subject | Entries | A*–A | England A*–A | A* | A*–B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 61 | 52.5% | 42.8% | 19.7% | 73.8% |
| Chemistry | 45 | 44.4% | 33.2% | 15.6% | 55.6% |
| Biology | 38 | 39.5% | 29% | 18.4% | 76.3% |
| Psychology | 25 | 32% | 19.8% | 12% | 76% |
| Physics | 23 | 34.8% | 32.6% | 17.4% | 69.6% |
| Law | 15 | 20% | 17.1% | 6.7% | 40% |
| Economics | 13 | 23.1% | 30.8% | 7.7% | 46.2% |
| Sociology | 12 | 25% | 19.3% | 16.7% | 41.7% |
| English Literature | 9 | 44.4% | 25.2% | 33.3% | 77.8% |
| History | 8 | 12.5% | 25.5% | 0% | 75% |
| Computer Science | 8 | 12.5% | 23.5% | 0% | 37.5% |
| Geography | 8 | 62.5% | 24.2% | 25% | 87.5% |
| Mathematics (Further) | 7 | 57.1% | 53.1% | 14.3% | 71.4% |
| Spanish | 7 | 14.3% | 26.6% | 0% | 57.1% |
| English Language | 6 | 50% | 12.7% | 0% | 66.7% |
| Subject | Entries | Grades 8–9 | England 8–9 | Grades 7+ | Grades 4+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language | 175 | 42.3% | 9.2% | 70.3% | 100% |
| Mathematics | 175 | 65.7% | 13% | 85.1% | 100% |
| English Literature | 174 | 32.8% | 9.9% | 54.6% | 98.9% |
| Biology | 166 | 36.1% | 28.6% | 56% | 99.4% |
| Chemistry | 166 | 42.8% | 31.4% | 59% | 98.8% |
| Physics | 166 | 43.4% | 29.4% | 62% | 100% |
| Religious Studies | 121 | 47.1% | 19% | 66.9% | 98.3% |
| History | 118 | 42.4% | 15.2% | 61.9% | 96.6% |
| Geography | 117 | 41.9% | 13.6% | 66.7% | 99.1% |
| Spanish | 101 | 30.7% | 15.3% | 59.4% | 99% |
| German | 79 | 43% | 20.6% | 68.4% | 100% |
| Physical Education | 51 | 7.8% | 12.8% | 21.6% | 78.4% |
| Computer Science | 51 | 47.1% | 19.9% | 68.6% | 96.1% |
| Art and Design | 49 | 26.5% | 13.2% | 55.1% | 100% |
| Design & Technology | 39 | 28.2% | 13.3% | 56.4% | 100% |
| Food Preparation & Nutrition | 35 | 57.1% | 11.5% | 74.3% | 100% |
| Music | 25 | 16% | 20.5% | 44% | 96% |
| Drama | 21 | 33.3% | 15.9% | 71.4% | 95.2% |