Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,870.05
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
78.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-7.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -8.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,047
Capacity
1,700 (62%)
Free school meals
26.9%
English additional lang.
9.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£45,826
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.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 976 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 | £7.7m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 75.6% | -£117k | -£1.7m | -21.6% | £6,565 |
| 2022/23 | £7.7m | £7.1m | £5.6m | 73.1% | +£558k | -£1.1m | -14.5% | £6,920 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 71.1% | +£412k | -£702k | -8.5% | £7,653 |
| 2024/25 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £6.5m | 78.3% | +£126k | -£576k | -7.0% | £7,870 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£527k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 44.8 | 63.3% | 42.0% | 11.7% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 75.3 | 16.8 | £42,874 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2021/22 | 71.4 | 16.5 | £43,362 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 63.7 | 17.4 | £44,566 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.9 | 16.8 | £47,039 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2024/25 | 68.4 | 15.3 | £45,826 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.8% | 4.7% | 0.5% | 1,081 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.7% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 1,147 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.8% | 4.8% | 0.4% | 1,210 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.6% | 4.8% | 0.6% | 1,280 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 5.1% | 0.9% | 1,338 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.9% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 1,299 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.2% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 1,086 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 35.5% | 8.2% | 3.3% | 1,020 |
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% | +5.3pp | 36.1% | 8.8% | 3.3% | 938 |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 26.4% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 913 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 31.4% | 8.3% | 2.0% | 976 |
28 November 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2021 | — | Requires improvement |