Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,357.65
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.7%, sickness 10.2 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
18 June 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
682
Capacity
1,100 (62%)
Free school meals
53.2%
English additional lang.
22.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£47,183
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25 · 735 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 | £5.6m | £5.2m | £3.6m | 64.3% | +£416k | £231k | 4.1% | £8,260 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.1m | £3.7m | 61.8% | +£775k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,454 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.7m | £4.5m | 69.0% | -£111k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,358 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£198k
Premises
£403k
Other costs
£1.7m
16.4%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
14.6%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 35.2 | 47.4% | 29.6% | 8.1% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 46.3 | 14.0 | £38,897 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 48.5 | 14.1 | £39,775 | 28.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 48.7 | 14.4 | £38,216 | 33.5% | 2.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 14.7 | £42,663 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 10.2 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 15.6 | £47,183 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 19.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 828 |
| 2014/15 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 22.5% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 859 |
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 23.8% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 822 |
| 2016/17 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.4pp | 29.2% | 5.0% | 4.0% | 722 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 25.0% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 651 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.7pp | 24.8% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 610 |
| 2020/21 | 8.7% | 4.5% | +4.2pp | 28.1% | 5.8% | 2.9% | 680 |
| 2021/22 | 13.4% | 7.1% | +6.3pp | 44.1% | 8.3% | 5.0% | 721 |
| 2022/23 | 14.8% | 6.8% | +8.0pp | 44.0% | 7.5% | 7.3% | 747 |
| 2023/24 | 14.6% | 6.6% | +8.0pp | 39.6% | 6.5% | 8.1% | 766 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 28.4% | 6.3% | 5.4% | 735 |
18 June 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2022 | — | Inadequate |