Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,892.55
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.5%
of income
In-year balance
-0.3%
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: 16.5%.
Elevated: sickness 10.6 days.
14 December 2022 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,281
Capacity
1,530 (84%)
Free school meals
34.9%
English additional lang.
10.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
—
Mean salary
£46,450
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
11.2%
2024/25 · 1,314 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 | £9.8m | £9.0m | £6.1m | 62.9% | +£807k | £1.4m | 14.0% | £7,097 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £9.9m | £6.5m | 63.3% | +£342k | £1.7m | 16.7% | £7,437 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.8m | £6.9m | 63.4% | -£31k | £1.7m | 15.5% | £7,893 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£941k
Premises
£1.8m
Other costs
£2.2m
| 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | — |
* 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 | 80.6 | 16.6 | £38,095 | 4.7% | 1.2% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 88.0 | 15.7 | £40,101 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2022/23 | 80.0 | 17.3 | £40,251 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2023/24 | 75.0 | 18.2 | £44,776 | 35.2% | 0.0% | 12.5 |
| 2024/25 | 58.6 | — | £46,450 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 13.9% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 1,032 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 1,054 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.4% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 1,144 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 12.5% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 1,216 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.0% | 3.0% | 2.8% | 1,327 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 12.6% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 1,353 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 23.3% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 1,401 |
| 2021/22 | 13.5% | 7.1% | +6.4pp | 41.8% | 6.5% | 7.0% | 1,448 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 38.2% | 4.4% | 8.8% | 1,470 |
| 2023/24 | 16.5% | 6.6% | +10.0pp | 44.4% | 4.9% | 11.6% | 1,470 |
| 2024/25 | 15.8% | 6.2% | +9.6pp | 41.9% | 4.6% | 11.2% | 1,314 |
14 December 2022 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Oct 2015 | URN 135122 | Good |