Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,782.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.8%
of income
In-year balance
+2.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 15.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement29 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,190
Capacity
1,795 (66%)
Free school meals
21.7%
English additional lang.
5.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£50,415
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,028 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 | £9.3m | £8.6m | £6.3m | 67.6% | +£690k | £1.3m | 14.4% | £7,323 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.4m | £6.7m | 71.0% | +£6k | £1.0m | 10.8% | £7,618 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.6m | £7.7m | 70.0% | +£308k | £858k | 7.8% | £8,783 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£452k
Other costs
£2.5m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 38.9 | 62.6% | 40.9% | 12.3% | — | 203 |
* 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 | 87.1 | 15.8 | £40,701 | 13.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 81.1 | 15.7 | £41,081 | 13.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 73.7 | 16.7 | £43,030 | 9.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 72.6 | 17.2 | £44,745 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 77.4 | 15.4 | £50,415 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 609 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.0% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 623 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.9% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 698 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.0% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 1,355 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 20.4% | 5.3% | 2.0% | 1,289 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 20.1% | 4.7% | 2.9% | 1,306 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.2% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 1,247 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 29.7% | 7.5% | 3.3% | 1,126 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 29.0% | 6.7% | 3.5% | 1,061 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 29.1% | 6.6% | 3.2% | 1,055 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 26.2% | 6.3% | 3.5% | 1,028 |
29 October 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2022 | — | Requires improvement |