Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,299.78
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.9%
of income
In-year balance
-6.0%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.0% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 22.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,355
Capacity
1,426 (95%)
Free school meals
15.3%
English additional lang.
2.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£50,761
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.
27.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,199 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 | £9.1m | £9.3m | £7.0m | 76.8% | -£212k | £936k | 10.3% | £6,706 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.6m | £6.1m | 66.2% | +£611k | £619k | 6.7% | £6,657 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £10.5m | £8.0m | 81.2% | -£594k | -£283k | -2.9% | £7,300 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£722k
Premises
£539k
Other costs
£1.9m
17.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
3.1%
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 | —* | 42.8 | 60.4% | 35.5% | 45.6% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 78.6 | 17.4 | £43,449 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2021/22 | 70.3 | 19.3 | £42,578 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2022/23 | 75.5 | 18.4 | £44,433 | 25.2% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2023/24 | 67.0 | 20.2 | £47,481 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 75.1 | 18.0 | £50,761 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 7.8% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 1,139 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.2% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 1,147 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.4% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 1,155 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.6% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 1,174 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,171 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.5% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 1,168 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.1% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 1,165 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 32.7% | 7.2% | 2.9% | 1,179 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 29.7% | 6.8% | 3.4% | 1,200 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 28.0% | 6.7% | 2.2% | 1,196 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 27.3% | 7.0% | 2.8% | 1,199 |
24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2019 | — | Good |