Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£26,371.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+8.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
21 November 2018 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
356
Capacity
400 (89%)
Free school meals
51.2%
English additional lang.
5.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
6.7
Mean salary
£48,718
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25 · 333 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 | £6.9m | £6.1m | £5.2m | 75.0% | +£795k | £1.0m | 14.8% | £25,254 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 76.3% | +£20k | £30k | 0.4% | £25,498 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £7.9m | £6.6m | 76.7% | +£772k | £20k | 0.2% | £26,372 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£2.1m
Premises
£446k
Other costs
£796k
2.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
4.9%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 4.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 25 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 40.8 | 6.6 | £44,678 | 29.3% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2021/22 | 30.6 | 8.9 | £45,068 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 13.2 |
| 2022/23 | 47.4 | 6.1 | £42,221 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2023/24 | 48.9 | 6.7 | £45,893 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 52.9 | 6.7 | £48,718 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 20.9% | 4.7% | 2.3% | 211 |
| 2014/15 | 9.6% | 4.5% | +5.1pp | 29.0% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 221 |
| 2015/16 | 9.3% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 33.2% | 5.5% | 3.8% | 196 |
| 2016/17 | 10.7% | 4.6% | +6.2pp | 29.7% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 232 |
| 2017/18 | 9.6% | 4.8% | +4.8pp | 26.6% | 4.8% | 4.8% | 237 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 15.9% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 239 |
| 2020/21 | 13.4% | 4.5% | +8.9pp | 54.0% | 10.3% | 3.0% | 252 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 30.3% | 5.0% | 4.7% | 254 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 23.6% | 4.3% | 3.9% | 263 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 25.3% | 5.0% | 4.1% | 289 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 23.4% | 4.7% | 3.1% | 333 |
21 November 2018 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jan 2017 | — | Inadequate |