Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,158.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.1%
of income
In-year balance
-5.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.0% of income.
18 October 2022 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
326
Capacity
780 (42%)
Free school meals
24.0%
English additional lang.
8.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
21.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£54,583
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 354 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 | £2.9m | £2.9m | £2.1m | 71.0% | +£16k | £307k | 10.4% | £6,984 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £3.0m | £2.1m | 65.2% | +£200k | £507k | 15.9% | £7,983 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £3.1m | £2.1m | 71.0% | -£148k | £359k | 12.1% | £8,158 |
Teaching staff
£1.4m
Support staff
£316k
Premises
£207k
Other costs
£802k
5.1%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
14.1%
Premises (total)
7.7%
Supply staff
2.9%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 34.3 | 42.2% | 23.4% | 23.4% | — | 64 |
* 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 | 27.9 | 15.1 | £42,142 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 25.3 | 16.6 | £44,354 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 13.4 |
| 2022/23 | 19.5 | 20.5 | £44,578 | 36.0% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 25.8 | 14.1 | £47,386 | 19.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 21.5 | 15.2 | £54,583 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 4.6% | 0.5% | 672 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 10.3% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 601 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.7% | 4.4% | 0.4% | 585 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 605 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 5.2% | 0.6% | 581 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 17.9% | 5.5% | 0.9% | 564 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 453 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 36.9% | 9.9% | 1.0% | 445 |
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% | +5.7pp | 39.8% | 10.1% | 2.3% | 450 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 34.0% | 8.3% | 3.4% | 373 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 34.8% | 7.4% | 3.3% | 354 |
18 October 2022 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2013 | URN 116426 | Good |