Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,575.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.2%
of income
In-year balance
+8.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: vacancy rate 8.5%.
31 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
770
Capacity
1,230 (63%)
Free school meals
61.4%
English additional lang.
16.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£53,843
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
47.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 765 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 | £5.7m | £5.8m | £4.0m | 70.9% | -£111k | -£351k | -6.2% | £6,823 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.4m | £4.3m | 67.6% | +£5k | -£348k | -5.5% | £7,923 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 70.5% | +£585k | -£346k | -5.2% | £8,575 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£329k
Premises
£374k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.7%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 27.9 | 21.6% | 10.1% | 9.4% | — | 139 |
* 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 | 53.8 | 15.0 | £45,081 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 54.5 | 15.2 | £43,747 | 9.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 56.1 | 14.3 | £47,151 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 56.0 | 14.0 | £52,370 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 53.7 | 14.3 | £53,843 | —% | 8.5% | — |
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
47.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.4% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 22.6% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 864 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.4% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 910 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 23.9% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 884 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.7% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 834 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 22.9% | 3.5% | 3.8% | 776 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 23.1% | 3.4% | 3.3% | 758 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 25.8% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 717 |
| 2021/22 | 14.3% | 7.1% | +7.1pp | 48.3% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 756 |
| 2022/23 | 16.1% | 6.8% | +9.3pp | 53.5% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 779 |
| 2023/24 | 15.7% | 6.6% | +9.2pp | 53.4% | 9.6% | 6.2% | 788 |
| 2024/25 | 13.3% | 6.2% | +7.1pp | 47.7% | 8.0% | 5.3% | 765 |
31 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jan 2020 | — | Requires improvement |