Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,628.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
Elevated: turnover 23.4%.
14 January 2020 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
405
Capacity
600 (68%)
Free school meals
53.3%
English additional lang.
13.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£50,864
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.9%
Unauthorised absence
11.1%
2024/25 · 448 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 | — | — | — | —% | — | — | —% | — |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.5m | £1.7m | 64.0% | +£126k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,608 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.5m | 66.8% | +£163k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,628 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£156k
Premises
£286k
Other costs
£797k
8.2%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
10.9%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
6.4%
Catering
3.5%
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 | —* | 31.6 | 31.4% | 15.7% | 62.7% | — | 51 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 24.6 | 15.3 | £41,295 | 20.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 25.6 | 14.9 | £43,426 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 23.4 | 14.6 | £41,384 | 59.0% | 4.1% | — |
| 2023/24 | 27.0 | 14.4 | £47,072 | 22.8% | 3.6% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 28.0 | 14.5 | £50,864 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 19.1% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 294 |
| 2014/15 | 8.3% | 4.5% | +3.8pp | 31.9% | 5.9% | 2.4% | 270 |
| 2015/16 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.5pp | 28.8% | 4.4% | 4.5% | 288 |
| 2016/17 | 11.2% | 4.6% | +6.7pp | 37.2% | 5.2% | 6.0% | 325 |
| 2017/18 | 10.0% | 4.8% | +5.2pp | 31.4% | 5.0% | 4.9% | 338 |
| 2018/19 | 9.5% | 4.6% | +4.9pp | 32.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 358 |
| 2020/21 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 37.0% | 4.5% | 6.4% | 406 |
| 2021/22 | 16.6% | 7.1% | +9.5pp | 44.2% | 5.7% | 10.9% | 355 |
| 2022/23 | 23.0% | 6.8% | +16.2pp | 62.7% | 8.4% | 14.6% | 359 |
| 2023/24 | 18.8% | 6.6% | +12.3pp | 50.7% | 4.6% | 14.2% | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 14.0% | 6.2% | +7.8pp | 39.7% | 2.9% | 11.1% | 448 |
14 January 2020 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2017 | URN 136409 | Inadequate |