Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,665.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 30.0%.
16 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,823
Capacity
1,830 (100%)
Free school meals
51.2%
English additional lang.
83.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 3–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
108.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£47,669
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 1,797 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 | £14.5m | £14.3m | £11.2m | 77.6% | +£166k | £386k | 2.7% | £7,829 |
| 2022/23 | £15.2m | £15.1m | £11.2m | 73.3% | +£87k | £473k | 3.1% | £8,358 |
| 2023/24 | £15.7m | £15.2m | £11.6m | 74.1% | +£445k | £847k | 5.4% | £8,666 |
Teaching staff
£7.5m
Support staff
£2.8m
Premises
£492k
Other costs
£3.1m
4.3%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.7%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 39.7 | 54.1% | 32.0% | 64.1% | — | 259 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 68.0% | 72.0% | 68.0% | 58.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 54.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 44.0% | — |
| 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 | 139.6 | 13.1 | £40,449 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 139.4 | 13.3 | £41,884 | 25.1% | 1.4% | 9.5 |
| 2022/23 | 127.2 | 14.3 | £40,241 | 21.3% | 0.8% | — |
| 2023/24 | 122.6 | 14.7 | £45,069 | 30.0% | 0.8% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 108.4 | 16.8 | £47,669 | —% | 0.9% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 16.8% | 3.9% | 2.3% | 1,372 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,496 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.1% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 1,578 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.0% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1,663 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 15.3% | 3.7% | 2.6% | 1,731 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 11.8% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1,755 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.1% | 5.1% | 2.4% | 1,806 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 27.3% | 4.2% | 4.3% | 1,789 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 35.3% | 3.9% | 6.5% | 1,781 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 30.4% | 3.4% | 6.5% | 1,786 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 23.5% | 3.3% | 4.7% | 1,797 |
16 January 2018 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Leadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Dec 2015 | URN 105560 | Requires improvement |