Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,726.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.9%.
4 July 2019 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,021
Capacity
1,050 (97%)
Free school meals
29.8%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.5
Mean salary
£46,361
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,062 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 | £6.5m | £5.4m | £4.0m | 61.0% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,608 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.1m | £4.4m | 61.4% | +£1.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,980 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £6.6m | £4.7m | 60.0% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,727 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£651k
Premises
£392k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.9%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 47.5 | 67.9% | 45.9% | 44.9% | — | 196 |
* 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 | 54.6 | 17.7 | £42,437 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 48.4 | 20.3 | £41,810 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2022/23 | 51.6 | 19.9 | £41,908 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 54.7 | 18.6 | £44,506 | 25.9% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 47.5 | 21.5 | £46,361 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.9% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 759 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 776 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.6% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 817 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 15.7% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 861 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 15.5% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 889 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 13.4% | 3.1% | 1.8% | 915 |
| 2020/21 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 10.9% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 1,000 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 19.0% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 1,032 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 16.1% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 1,056 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 17.7% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 1,054 |
| 2024/25 | 7.2% | 6.2% | +1.0pp | 18.1% | 3.4% | 3.8% | 1,062 |
4 July 2019 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2017 | — | Inadequate |