Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,311.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.8%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
699
Capacity
750 (93%)
Free school meals
58.2%
English additional lang.
16.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£51,552
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 729 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 | £5.1m | £4.7m | £3.7m | 72.2% | +£365k | £709k | 13.9% | £7,604 |
| 2022/23 | £5.4m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 72.3% | +£39k | £263k | 4.9% | £7,660 |
| 2023/24 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 73.1% | +£185k | £223k | 3.8% | £8,312 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£849k
Premises
£475k
Other costs
£939k
6.0%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.5%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 39.7 | 53.8% | 29.2% | 48.5% | — | 130 |
* 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 | 41.0 | 16.8 | £42,588 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 0.7 |
| 2021/22 | 40.0 | 16.8 | £43,499 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2022/23 | 35.0 | 20.0 | £43,222 | 34.7% | 5.4% | 1.5 |
| 2023/24 | 36.0 | 19.9 | £40,705 | 13.3% | 2.7% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 45.4 | 15.4 | £51,552 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 19.6% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 621 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 624 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.7% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 668 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 16.3% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 701 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 23.4% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 701 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.5% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 714 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 30.0% | 6.7% | 3.7% | 710 |
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% | +5.3pp | 34.1% | 6.4% | 5.8% | 724 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 30.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 756 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 25.5% | 3.8% | 4.9% | 729 |
25 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |