Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,942
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.3%.
16 May 2017 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
This inspection is over 8 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
455
Capacity
670 (68%)
Free school meals
20.8%
English additional lang.
28.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£50,710
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 340 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 | £2.1m | £2.6m | £1.9m | 88.0% | -£462k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,154 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £3.3m | £2.1m | 66.0% | -£79k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,349 |
| 2023/24 | £3.4m | £2.9m | £2.4m | 69.6% | +£535k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,942 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£169k
Premises
£127k
Other costs
£379k
6.5%
Admin staff
7.1%
Energy
2.1%
ICT
11.0%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 56.8 | 76.9% | 63.5% | 1.9% | — | 104 |
* 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 | 16.8 | 21.3 | £39,549 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 25.0 | 16.6 | £41,856 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2022/23 | 26.2 | 16.5 | £44,616 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 25.9 | 16.6 | £46,776 | 29.7% | 3.7% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 28.4 | 16.0 | £50,710 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 19.7% | 6.7% | 1.5% | 61 |
| 2015/16 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 24.5% | 6.0% | 2.3% | 143 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.2% | 5.0% | 0.8% | 120 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 14.0% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 100 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 7.0% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 143 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 9.3% | 2.8% | 0.7% | 247 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 23.3% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 296 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 21.4% | 5.1% | 2.6% | 299 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.3pp | 19.1% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 309 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 19.7% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 340 |
16 May 2017 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Sept 2016 | — | Inadequate |