Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,574.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.6%
of income
In-year balance
+8.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good11 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,299
Capacity
1,350 (96%)
Free school meals
47.0%
English additional lang.
25.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£51,351
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25 · 1,354 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 | £9.1m | £9.2m | £6.6m | 72.8% | -£102k | £622k | 6.8% | £7,014 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £3.2m | £2.5m | 27.5% | +£6.0m | £5.9m | 64.4% | £7,132 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £10.1m | £7.5m | 67.9% | +£944k | £1.2m | 10.6% | £8,575 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£239k
Other costs
£2.4m
3.8%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
0.8%
Premises (total)
5.3%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
6.5%
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 | —* | 38.1 | 50.0% | 29.6% | 33.0% | — | 230 |
* 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 | 81.3 | 15.7 | £42,261 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 82.2 | 15.8 | £43,497 | 10.7% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 82.1 | 15.7 | £43,951 | 23.1% | 1.2% | 7.4 |
| 2023/24 | 76.9 | 16.8 | £49,617 | 15.7% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 79.8 | 16.3 | £51,351 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 10.3% | 3.0% | 1.9% | 1,332 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 2.8% | 1.5% | 1,355 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1,357 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.7% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 1,350 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 16.5% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 1,307 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 16.9% | 2.9% | 3.9% | 1,310 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.8% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1,335 |
| 2021/22 | 9.4% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 25.8% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 1,351 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 25.2% | 4.5% | 5.4% | 1,364 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 23.2% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 1,343 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 26.8% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 1,354 |
11 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
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 |