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Flags

4

3 high

Overall absence at 14.3%Workforce pressure indicatorsOverall absence at 14.0%Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: May 2023Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£9,689.41

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

62.9%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+14.8%

of income

Key indicators

Overall absence at 14.3%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.3%.

Workforce pressure indicators

Elevated: turnover 30.1%, vacancy rate 4.0%.

Overall absence at 14.0%

National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.

Requires improvement — Behaviour & attitudes

Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Good

10 May 2023 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour & attitudes

Requires improvement

Personal development

Good

Leadership & management

Good
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.40.2
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.57.9%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)40.0%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.20.0%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,106

Capacity

1,200 (92%)

Free school meals

44.0%

English additional lang.

6.5%

Ethnicity

White British 89.8%Asian 0.7%Black 3.9%Mixed 1.3%Other 0.4%

Age range: 1116

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

67.4

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

16.4

Mean salary

£54,632

Turnover

Vacancy rate

1.5%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

14.0%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

39.4%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

7.2%

Unauthorised absence

6.8%

2024/25 · 1,169 pupils