Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,090.87
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
79.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
-0.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 9.5% to 7.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.7%.
2 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,045
Capacity
1,215 (86%)
Free school meals
25.3%
English additional lang.
8.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£50,023
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 937 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 | £5.5m | £5.6m | £4.4m | 78.8% | -£42k | £323k | 5.8% | £6,011 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 73.4% | +£260k | £583k | 9.5% | £6,787 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 76.8% | +£27k | £610k | 9.2% | £6,602 |
| 2024/25 | £7.4m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 79.7% | -£61k | £549k | 7.4% | £7,091 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£980k
Premises
£405k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 43.3 | 52.7% | 40.4% | 40.4% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 52.6 | 17.6 | £45,583 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 51.0 | 18.0 | £45,069 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 54.1 | 16.6 | £46,235 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 56.8 | 17.6 | £49,067 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 63.6 | 16.4 | £50,023 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.2% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,003 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.7% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,023 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.0% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 1,041 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 1,004 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 19.4% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 960 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 20.1% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 929 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 18.8% | 5.7% | 1.2% | 802 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 35.0% | 7.8% | 2.5% | 817 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 31.3% | 6.8% | 3.3% | 840 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 35.8% | 8.0% | 3.3% | 918 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 34.9% | 8.2% | 3.5% | 937 |
2 March 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar 2018 | — | Requires improvement |