Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,205.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 18.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
993
Capacity
1,150 (86%)
Free school meals
40.5%
English additional lang.
22.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£53,570
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 998 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 | £7.5m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 73.9% | -£125k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,813 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.0m | £5.6m | 69.0% | +£217k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,495 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.5m | £6.0m | 69.3% | +£140k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,206 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£722k
Premises
£506k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 39.4 | 56.5% | 38.7% | 52.2% | — | 186 |
* 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 | 63.6 | 17.3 | £40,883 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2021/22 | 61.3 | 18.0 | £42,058 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 65.7 | 16.6 | £43,943 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 65.4 | 16.1 | £45,513 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 60.6 | 16.4 | £53,570 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 5.1% | 2.5% | 0.9% | 938 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.3% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 942 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.3% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 950 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 7.3% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 965 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 2.5% | 2.0% | 962 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.0% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 992 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,003 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 30.2% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 1,001 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 37.3% | 6.0% | 3.8% | 1,004 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 32.3% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 1,011 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 30.1% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 998 |
4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2022 | — | Requires improvement |