Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,100.45
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.8%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,188
Capacity
1,538 (77%)
Free school meals
24.2%
English additional lang.
33.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£50,104
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 1,067 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 | £6.0m | £5.4m | £4.1m | 68.8% | +£531k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,521 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £5.9m | £4.1m | 63.1% | +£681k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,621 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £5.2m | 65.6% | +£228k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,100 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£542k
Premises
£654k
Other costs
£1.8m
-5.7%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
6.7%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 53.0 | 79.3% | 61.7% | 51.4% | — | 222 |
* 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 | 79.5 | 18.3 | £42,624 | 49.3% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2021/22 | 67.6 | 13.6 | £41,488 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2022/23 | 64.4 | 15.4 | £42,574 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 76.4 | 14.6 | £44,118 | 11.5% | 3.8% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 78.2 | 15.2 | £50,104 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 17.2% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,045 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.9% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 996 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 11.6% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 974 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.2% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 1,045 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 11.7% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,074 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.4% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 1,193 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.4% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 1,421 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 21.9% | 5.0% | 2.9% | 952 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 28.3% | 5.9% | 3.6% | 1,032 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 22.6% | 4.8% | 3.8% | 1,062 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 20.2% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1,067 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2017 | — | Good |