Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,868.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.2%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Elevated: turnover 24.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.1%.
4 March 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
820
Capacity
1,100 (75%)
Free school meals
42.2%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
37.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.9
Mean salary
£50,951
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 879 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 | £5.1m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 70.0% | +£408k | £200k | 3.9% | £6,999 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 74.2% | +£75k | £191k | 3.5% | £7,054 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 71.1% | +£210k | £200k | 3.2% | £7,868 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£876k
Premises
£340k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.9%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 46.9 | 67.6% | 49.3% | 30.4% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 36.4 | 19.9 | £42,999 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 36.4 | 20.1 | £43,643 | 16.5% | 2.7% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 38.2 | 20.5 | £44,108 | 15.7% | 2.6% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 41.2 | 19.5 | £45,954 | 24.3% | 2.4% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 37.4 | 21.9 | £50,951 | —% | 5.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.6% | 4.4% | +3.3pp | 20.7% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 724 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 20.2% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 714 |
| 2015/16 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.2% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 718 |
| 2016/17 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 24.5% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 689 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 20.3% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 685 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 20.2% | 3.7% | 3.4% | 683 |
| 2020/21 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 29.3% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 735 |
| 2021/22 | 13.9% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 42.8% | 8.5% | 5.4% | 766 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 33.5% | 5.5% | 6.1% | 829 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 30.7% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 875 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 27.3% | 4.6% | 3.9% | 879 |
4 March 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 2018 | — | Requires improvement |