Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,738.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.2%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.0%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement25 February 2025 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
794
Capacity
900 (88%)
Free school meals
57.8%
English additional lang.
22.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£43,316
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25 · 902 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 | £5.7m | £4.4m | 68.0% | +£739k | £1.1m | 16.3% | £7,852 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 70.7% | +£371k | £1.0m | 15.6% | £7,775 |
| 2023/24 | £7.2m | £6.6m | £5.0m | 69.1% | +£554k | £877k | 12.2% | £8,738 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£996k
Premises
£500k
Other costs
£1.2m
7.2%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 29.3 | 37.1% | 16.4% | 11.3% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 44.2 | 19.6 | £41,113 | 24.0% | 0.0% | 12.5 |
| 2021/22 | 53.5 | 15.4 | £39,916 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 15.2 |
| 2022/23 | 45.5 | 18.4 | £42,203 | 15.4% | 4.2% | 13.6 |
| 2023/24 | 44.6 | 18.4 | £41,115 | 9.0% | 4.3% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 16.4 | £43,316 | —% | 4.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.4% | 4.4% | +4.0pp | 27.4% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 857 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 23.6% | 3.0% | 4.1% | 805 |
| 2015/16 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.2% | 2.7% | 4.6% | 837 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 23.0% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 857 |
| 2017/18 | 8.0% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 23.9% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 861 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 23.0% | 2.2% | 5.5% | 870 |
| 2020/21 | 11.3% | 4.5% | +6.8pp | 35.1% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 892 |
| 2021/22 | 15.3% | 7.1% | +8.2pp | 48.7% | 6.3% | 9.0% | 872 |
| 2022/23 | 20.7% | 6.8% | +13.9pp | 53.9% | 7.2% | 13.5% | 893 |
| 2023/24 | 18.1% | 6.6% | +11.6pp | 47.7% | 6.4% | 11.8% | 947 |
| 2024/25 | 12.5% | 6.2% | +6.3pp | 37.6% | 5.2% | 7.3% | 902 |
25 February 2025 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Jun 2022 | — | Inadequate |