Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,198.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
Elevated: turnover 27.7%, sickness 8.5 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
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Good1 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
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GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
841
Capacity
840 (100%)
Free school meals
28.2%
English additional lang.
5.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£50,698
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 862 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 | £3.6m | £3.3m | £2.8m | 78.4% | +£241k | £0 | 0.0% | £4,288 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.3m | £4.1m | 71.1% | +£448k | £461k | 8.0% | £6,960 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 75.0% | +£259k | £233k | 3.8% | £7,199 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£578k
Premises
£361k
Other costs
£919k
5.2%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
3.5%
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 | —* | 39.8 | 52.1% | 33.7% | 39.6% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 55.4 | 15.0 | £45,946 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 53.4 | 15.5 | £44,532 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 53.4 | 15.5 | £43,632 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 51.6 | 16.6 | £47,739 | 27.7% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.8 | 16.6 | £50,698 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.6% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 860 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 854 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 34.4% | 8.3% | 2.3% | 847 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 30.4% | 8.1% | 1.7% | 858 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.9pp | 36.5% | 7.9% | 4.6% | 881 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 25.6% | 7.2% | 2.7% | 862 |
1 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
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