Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,697.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
Elevated: turnover 16.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,029
Capacity
1,080 (95%)
Free school meals
38.4%
English additional lang.
6.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£50,696
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 1,084 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 | £7.9m | £6.8m | £4.7m | 58.9% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,651 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.5m | £5.1m | 61.1% | +£904k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,987 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £5.9m | 64.8% | +£326k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,697 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£935k
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£1.2m
4.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
1.7%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
1.2%
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 | —* | 41.7 | 60.8% | 38.7% | 2.8% | — | 181 |
* 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 | 63.3 | 16.6 | £39,114 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 64.4 | 16.1 | £41,425 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2022/23 | 58.3 | 18.0 | £43,550 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 17.7 | £47,327 | 16.7% | 1.7% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 57.5 | 17.9 | £50,696 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 780 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.2% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 790 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 16.5% | 4.9% | 1.6% | 812 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 22.3% | 5.4% | 1.7% | 938 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 983 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 23.8% | 4.5% | 2.9% | 1,044 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 23.1% | 5.0% | 3.0% | 1,076 |
| 2021/22 | 12.1% | 7.1% | +5.0pp | 40.8% | 7.2% | 5.0% | 1,095 |
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% | +5.7pp | 38.0% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 1,087 |
| 2023/24 | 12.9% | 6.6% | +6.4pp | 39.2% | 7.5% | 5.5% | 1,075 |
| 2024/25 | 13.3% | 6.2% | +7.1pp | 39.8% | 7.9% | 5.4% | 1,084 |
4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov 2014 | — | Good |