Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,553.15
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
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Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
920
Capacity
1,035 (89%)
Free school meals
65.4%
English additional lang.
37.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£51,443
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
10.0%
2024/25 · 975 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 | £8.6m | £7.4m | £5.3m | 61.6% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,215 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.6m | £5.7m | 62.3% | +£523k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,306 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £8.8m | £6.1m | 66.0% | +£469k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,553 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£973k
Premises
£790k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.9%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
7.5%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 33.5 | 43.2% | 24.0% | 27.9% | — | 183 |
* 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 | 54.4 | 18.0 | £44,031 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 60.0 | 17.4 | £42,899 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 60.3 | 16.2 | £44,017 | 34.2% | 1.6% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 61.2 | 15.8 | £46,854 | 30.4% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 59.1 | 15.6 | £51,443 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
14.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.1% | 4.4% | +4.7pp | 30.0% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 514 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.4% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 518 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.7% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 503 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 20.4% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 530 |
| 2017/18 | 8.7% | 4.8% | +3.9pp | 29.1% | 4.5% | 4.2% | 660 |
| 2018/19 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 24.7% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 761 |
| 2020/21 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 28.5% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 968 |
| 2021/22 | 16.8% | 7.1% | +9.6pp | 48.2% | 5.4% | 11.3% | 1,044 |
| 2022/23 | 19.0% | 6.8% | +12.2pp | 47.5% | 6.9% | 12.0% | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% | +7.5pp | 37.8% | 3.7% | 10.4% | 1,046 |
| 2024/25 | 14.3% | 6.2% | +8.1pp | 37.2% | 4.3% | 10.0% | 975 |
7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 May 2023 | — | Requires improvement |