Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£24,649.32
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.8%
of income
In-year balance
-11.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.8% of income.
8 July 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.5
Mean salary
£44,964
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 289 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 | £5.8m | £5.3m | £4.3m | 73.5% | +£475k | £1.0m | 17.8% | £20,239 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.3m | £4.8m | 75.5% | +£72k | £1.1m | 17.2% | £21,243 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £7.3m | £5.2m | 76.0% | -£389k | £714k | 10.4% | £23,548 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £8.9m | £5.8m | 72.3% | -£938k | -£223k | -2.8% | £24,649 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£2.0m
Premises
£374k
Other costs
£2.8m
| 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 | —* | 2.9 | 3.1% | 1.6% | 0.0% | — | 64 |
* 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 | 27.4 | 9.1 | £38,750 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 36.0 | 7.9 | £38,558 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 12.6 |
| 2022/23 | 36.3 | 8.3 | £40,514 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 12.3 |
| 2023/24 | 36.5 | 8.0 | £44,213 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 43.1 | 7.5 | £44,964 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 19.3% | 5.9% | 0.5% | 114 |
| 2014/15 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 15.7% | 6.5% | 0.9% | 121 |
| 2015/16 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 25.6% | 6.0% | 1.0% | 133 |
| 2016/17 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.7pp | 24.4% | 6.7% | 1.5% | 131 |
| 2017/18 | 8.8% | 4.8% | +4.0pp | 22.7% | 7.4% | 1.4% | 172 |
| 2018/19 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 21.8% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 188 |
| 2020/21 | 20.3% | 4.5% | +15.8pp | 80.7% | 18.9% | 1.4% | 223 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 31.7% | 7.2% | 2.8% | 249 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 27.8% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 259 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 26.4% | 6.0% | 4.3% | 261 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 31.1% | 8.8% | 3.0% | 289 |
8 July 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspected as URN 107169
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Oct 2012 | URN 107169 | Requires improvement |