Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£6,887.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-5.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 15.3%, sickness 10.3 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.0%.
25 April 2023 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
480
Capacity
750 (64%)
Free school meals
14.4%
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.
27.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£50,749
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 512 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 | £3.4m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 72.1% | +£177k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,788 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £3.6m | £2.8m | 77.9% | +£0 | £0 | 0.0% | £6,546 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 81.0% | -£182k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,887 |
Teaching staff
£2.2m
Support staff
£353k
Premises
£297k
Other costs
£572k
3.2%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
4.4%
Supply staff
1.2%
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 | —* | 42.8 | 60.2% | 37.8% | 3.1% | — | 98 |
* 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 | 32.7 | 17.0 | £42,180 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2021/22 | 31.8 | 18.3 | £40,404 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 32.4 | 16.9 | £42,890 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 31.2 | 16.8 | £50,188 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2024/25 | 27.4 | 17.5 | £50,749 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.9% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 595 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 4.8% | 0.5% | 605 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 14.5% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 564 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 12.8% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 553 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.0% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 535 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 559 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.6% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 568 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 24.6% | 7.2% | 2.2% | 585 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 25.9% | 7.3% | 2.7% | 564 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 29.6% | 7.6% | 3.0% | 547 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 29.9% | 8.3% | 2.8% | 512 |
25 April 2023 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Nov 2021 | — | Inadequate |