Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,650.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
+6.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Elevated: turnover 29.2%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate12 November 2024 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
InadequateOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,321
Capacity
1,340 (99%)
Free school meals
37.3%
English additional lang.
19.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
85.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£49,768
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 1,214 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 | £8.0m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 73.9% | +£547k | £591k | 7.4% | £6,858 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.3m | £6.5m | 74.3% | +£436k | £582k | 6.7% | £7,110 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.4m | £7.3m | 72.4% | +£680k | £787k | 7.8% | £7,650 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£707k
Premises
£474k
Other costs
£1.6m
7.6%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
2.1%
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 | —* | 39.2 | 50.7% | 31.7% | 52.0% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 74.2 | 15.1 | £42,176 | 9.8% | 1.3% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 76.9 | 15.2 | £43,473 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 71.8 | 17.0 | £44,209 | 29.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 63.0 | 20.9 | £47,024 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2024/25 | 85.8 | 15.4 | £49,768 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.7% | 4.4% | +4.3pp | 29.4% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 995 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 22.8% | 5.2% | 2.0% | 973 |
| 2015/16 | 9.7% | 4.5% | +5.3pp | 30.4% | 5.6% | 4.1% | 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 25.0% | 5.8% | 2.7% | 968 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 23.2% | 4.7% | 2.5% | 924 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 17.8% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 920 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 20.8% | 4.9% | 2.9% | 959 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 37.7% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 1,013 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 35.0% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 1,096 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 36.4% | 4.3% | 7.5% | 1,168 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 33.9% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 1,214 |
12 November 2024 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2022 | — | Good |