Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,882.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.4%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
953
Capacity
1,040 (92%)
Free school meals
36.6%
English additional lang.
26.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£47,326
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 1,048 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 | £6.7m | £6.3m | £4.4m | 66.5% | +£390k | £501k | 7.5% | £7,152 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 68.0% | +£605k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,245 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 64.3% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,882 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£770k
Premises
£939k
Other costs
£895k
5.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
3.8%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
1.5%
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 | —* | 31.3 | 39.2% | 17.1% | 25.6% | — | 199 |
* 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 | 49.2 | 18.0 | £41,506 | 13.0% | 2.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 52.4 | 17.7 | £42,237 | 8.8% | 1.9% | — |
| 2022/23 | 62.7 | 16.3 | £41,695 | 19.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 60.5 | 17.3 | £45,360 | 38.4% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2024/25 | 56.3 | 16.9 | £47,326 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +2.9pp | 23.3% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 742 |
| 2014/15 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 23.8% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 719 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.7% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 690 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.8% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 645 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 20.6% | 1.9% | 5.3% | 635 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.9% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 741 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 26.2% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 946 |
| 2021/22 | 12.8% | 7.1% | +5.6pp | 41.6% | 5.8% | 7.0% | 995 |
| 2022/23 | 14.2% | 6.8% | +7.3pp | 44.4% | 6.0% | 8.1% | 1,102 |
| 2023/24 | 15.2% | 6.6% | +8.6pp | 43.3% | 5.5% | 9.6% | 1,126 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 36.2% | 6.8% | 5.0% | 1,048 |
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Jun 2018 | URN 124390 | Requires improvement |