Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,419.55
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.4%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Elevated: turnover 28.2%, vacancy rate 4.1%, sickness 8.8 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.2%.
17 October 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
770
Capacity
1,025 (75%)
Free school meals
56.0%
English additional lang.
11.3%
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.
17.0
Mean salary
£51,206
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 811 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 | £5.7m | £4.3m | 77.3% | -£165k | £536k | 9.6% | £7,440 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £6.1m | £4.4m | 73.2% | +£16k | £69k | 1.1% | £7,679 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.7m | £5.0m | 73.8% | +£88k | -£92k | -1.4% | £8,420 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£454k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.3%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
4.3%
Supply staff
2.3%
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 | —* | 33.1 | 37.7% | 22.6% | 60.4% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 51.8 | 14.0 | £41,276 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 50.4 | 14.9 | £40,936 | 38.3% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 15.9 | £42,711 | 37.0% | 3.9% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.6 | 17.3 | £45,530 | 28.2% | 4.1% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 45.4 | 17.0 | £51,206 | —% | 4.2% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 26.1% | 5.8% | 1.5% | 979 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 26.3% | 5.5% | 2.1% | 906 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.3% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 829 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 20.7% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 721 |
| 2017/18 | 7.6% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 26.2% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 698 |
| 2018/19 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 21.5% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 699 |
| 2020/21 | 12.8% | 4.5% | +8.3pp | 35.5% | 7.5% | 5.4% | 764 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 41.6% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 784 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 35.8% | 5.3% | 7.3% | 818 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 33.8% | 5.3% | 6.2% | 847 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 26.1% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 811 |
17 October 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2020 | — | Inadequate |