Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,324.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.8%
of income
In-year balance
+9.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
5 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
835
Capacity
900 (93%)
Free school meals
64.6%
English additional lang.
9.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£51,886
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.9%
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25 · 899 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 | £5.4m | £5.5m | £3.9m | 72.6% | -£157k | £667k | 12.4% | £6,680 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.5m | £4.6m | 68.5% | +£188k | £537k | 8.0% | £7,987 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 67.3% | +£737k | £768k | 9.8% | £9,324 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£890k
Premises
£380k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.4%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 36.7 | 53.2% | 28.5% | 3.8% | — | 158 |
* 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 | 48.4 | 16.2 | £41,071 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 14.8 |
| 2021/22 | 50.0 | 16.1 | £42,703 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2022/23 | 55.0 | 15.2 | £44,238 | 5.5% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 53.2 | 15.9 | £48,075 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.6 | 15.3 | £51,886 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.8% | 4.4% | +4.5pp | 25.7% | 4.1% | 4.7% | 339 |
| 2014/15 | 9.3% | 4.5% | +4.8pp | 33.8% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 751 |
| 2015/16 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 25.3% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 672 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 27.8% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 690 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 20.1% | 2.1% | 4.5% | 678 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 20.8% | 1.9% | 4.4% | 736 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 810 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 30.6% | 3.0% | 6.7% | 872 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 36.1% | 3.3% | 7.9% | 900 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 36.8% | 2.3% | 9.3% | 900 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 32.8% | 1.9% | 7.7% | 899 |
5 June 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2018 | — | Good |