Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,056.59
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
66.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-15.2%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -15.2%.
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 improvement18 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,064
Capacity
1,100 (97%)
Free school meals
52.0%
English additional lang.
3.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£47,400
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 1,112 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 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £4.7m | 68.2% | +£346k | -£2.9m | -42.0% | £7,015 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £7.5m | £5.3m | 66.6% | +£507k | -£2.4m | -29.9% | £7,777 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.2m | £5.8m | 63.2% | +£935k | -£1.5m | -16.1% | £8,634 |
| 2024/25 | £9.6m | £9.6m | £6.4m | 66.8% | +£5k | -£1.5m | -15.2% | £9,057 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£1.9m
Other costs
£1.3m
3.3%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
0.3%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
20.7%
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 | —* | 37.0 | 43.1% | 24.0% | 30.4% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 58.3 | 15.6 | £39,912 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 64.4 | 15.3 | £41,467 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 65.6 | 15.7 | £40,916 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 67.8 | 15.6 | £45,631 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 71.3 | 14.9 | £47,400 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.2% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 780 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.5% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 692 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.3% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 619 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 22.2% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 603 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 12.8% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 604 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 14.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 704 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.9% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 959 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 27.9% | 6.7% | 2.4% | 1,043 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 27.8% | 8.1% | 2.4% | 1,099 |
| 2023/24 | 11.2% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 33.7% | 8.5% | 2.7% | 1,128 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2pp | 33.7% | 8.6% | 3.9% | 1,112 |
18 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Sept 2019 | — | Good |