Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£7,268
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-21.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.1%, sickness 11.1 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 21.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
830
Capacity
905 (92%)
Free school meals
40.4%
English additional lang.
46.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£52,658
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 779 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 | £6.2m | £6.5m | £4.5m | 72.5% | -£243k | £835k | 13.4% | £7,496 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £7.0m | £4.8m | 70.6% | -£181k | £678k | 10.0% | £7,810 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £7.4m | £5.2m | 84.7% | -£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,268 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£725k
Premises
£1.1m
Other costs
£1.1m
10.9%
Admin staff
6.1%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 36.0 | 48.3% | 28.0% | 30.8% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 55.0 | 14.8 | £44,870 | 22.8% | 1.8% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 55.6 | 14.9 | £44,816 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2022/23 | 53.1 | 16.4 | £45,874 | 21.1% | 1.8% | 11.1 |
| 2023/24 | 53.9 | 15.7 | £48,431 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 52.6 | 15.8 | £52,658 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 768 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.6% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 769 |
| 2015/16 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.0% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 767 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 750 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 15.7% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 737 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 18.5% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 730 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.1% | 5.9% | 1.3% | 752 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 38.9% | 7.4% | 4.2% | 750 |
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% | +6.6pp | 41.9% | 9.5% | 3.9% | 769 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 37.5% | 9.5% | 3.1% | 774 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.6pp | 35.2% | 9.1% | 3.7% | 779 |
29 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |