Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,715.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.2%
of income
In-year balance
+3.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
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
816
Capacity
780 (105%)
Free school meals
40.4%
English additional lang.
10.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£51,213
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 855 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 | £5.0m | £4.9m | £3.6m | 73.1% | +£111k | £451k | 9.1% | £6,572 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 68.4% | +£369k | £1.1m | 25.9% | £5,690 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 75.0% | +£199k | £752k | 12.2% | £7,716 |
Teaching staff
£2.7m
Support staff
£812k
Premises
£146k
Other costs
£1.2m
13.4%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
2.4%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
3.0%
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 | —* | 37.5 | 47.1% | 22.1% | 28.6% | — | 140 |
* 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 | 40.1 | 17.3 | £41,653 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2021/22 | 44.8 | 16.9 | £41,185 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 48.8 | 15.9 | £40,059 | 26.2% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 45.9 | 17.4 | £45,621 | 34.0% | 9.8% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 17.8 | £51,213 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.3% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 716 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.9% | 3.9% | 3.4% | 700 |
| 2015/16 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 18.5% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 677 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 626 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 13.4% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 641 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 658 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.4% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 718 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 29.3% | 5.3% | 4.1% | 783 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 26.3% | 5.2% | 4.2% | 809 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 26.9% | 4.7% | 5.2% | 841 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 26.0% | 3.5% | 5.6% | 855 |
23 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Jul 2018 | — | Good |