Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,808.32
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
2 July 2024 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
932
Capacity
1,000 (93%)
Free school meals
52.6%
English additional lang.
29.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
30.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
30.7
Mean salary
£54,346
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25 · 1,043 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 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £4.4m | 65.9% | +£160k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,049 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £4.6m | 61.4% | +£152k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,538 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £8.0m | £5.3m | 65.8% | +£80k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,808 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£840k
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£1.1m
5.4%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
0.6%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 36.0 | 46.6% | 23.6% | 82.2% | — | 174 |
* 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 | 50.0 | 16.1 | £41,469 | 24.0% | 5.7% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 58.8 | 14.2 | £39,776 | 31.1% | 3.3% | 14.9 |
| 2022/23 | 44.8 | 19.8 | £44,964 | 24.9% | 2.2% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 40.4 | 22.6 | £47,966 | 26.2% | 12.9% | 9.8 |
| 2024/25 | 30.4 | 30.7 | £54,346 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.3% | 4.4% | +4.9pp | 28.4% | 4.7% | 4.6% | 968 |
| 2014/15 | 8.5% | 4.5% | +4.0pp | 25.2% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 814 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 18.5% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 704 |
| 2016/17 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 25.5% | 4.7% | 3.5% | 705 |
| 2017/18 | 8.8% | 4.8% | +4.1pp | 24.5% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 686 |
| 2018/19 | 11.4% | 4.6% | +6.8pp | 31.3% | 5.5% | 5.9% | 723 |
| 2020/21 | 9.9% | 4.5% | +5.4pp | 30.1% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 852 |
| 2021/22 | 16.2% | 7.1% | +9.1pp | 47.1% | 6.9% | 9.3% | 901 |
| 2022/23 | 19.2% | 6.8% | +12.4pp | 47.5% | 7.0% | 12.3% | 938 |
| 2023/24 | 18.4% | 6.6% | +11.8pp | 45.2% | 6.7% | 11.6% | 997 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.6pp | 33.4% | 4.8% | 8.0% | 1,043 |
2 July 2024 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Mar 2023 | — | Inadequate |