Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,444.53
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.6%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 19.6% to 6.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
31 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
747
Capacity
890 (84%)
Free school meals
30.1%
English additional lang.
3.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.7
Mean salary
£47,933
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
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.
28.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 805 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 | £5.6m | £5.3m | £4.0m | 72.0% | +£278k | £1.1m | 19.2% | £6,528 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 70.4% | +£91k | £1.2m | 19.6% | £6,940 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £7.0m | £4.7m | 73.2% | -£607k | £551k | 8.6% | £7,545 |
| 2024/25 | £7.1m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 75.0% | -£88k | £464k | 6.6% | £9,445 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£956k
Premises
£513k
Other costs
£1.3m
2.9%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
2.2%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 45.8 | 65.5% | 41.1% | 19.6% | — | 168 |
* 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 | 49.3 | 17.3 | £43,911 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 49.3 | 17.3 | £43,988 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 50.1 | 17.0 | £44,620 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2023/24 | 53.3 | 15.9 | £46,360 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 58.8 | 12.7 | £47,933 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 12.4% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 845 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.5% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 858 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | 0.0pp | 10.9% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 845 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.5% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 838 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 843 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 16.2% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 845 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 19.7% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 893 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 34.5% | 7.0% | 3.2% | 905 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 36.4% | 6.5% | 4.1% | 915 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 30.9% | 6.2% | 3.7% | 911 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 28.6% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 805 |
31 October 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Nov 2019 | — | Requires improvement |