Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£29,252.04
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
65.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-3.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.7%, sickness 11.6 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -3.6%.
2 March 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 10 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
252
Free school meals
55.5%
English additional lang.
1.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
7.0
Mean salary
£52,764
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
10.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 210 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 | £5.1m | £5.3m | £3.4m | 65.6% | -£128k | £414k | 8.1% | £21,853 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £6.1m | £3.9m | 68.8% | -£332k | £82k | 1.4% | £25,372 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £6.7m | £4.4m | 70.7% | -£498k | -£415k | -6.7% | £25,335 |
| 2024/25 | £7.3m | £7.2m | £4.8m | 65.0% | +£149k | -£266k | -3.6% | £29,252 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£266k
Other costs
£2.2m
4.1%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.0%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | 29 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 0.0% | — |
| 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 | 28.6 | 8.3 | £45,546 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 31.6 | 7.5 | £46,361 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2022/23 | 30.0 | 7.5 | £45,896 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 24.0 |
| 2023/24 | 33.7 | 7.3 | £50,147 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 17.8 |
| 2024/25 | 35.8 | 7.0 | £52,764 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
10.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 5.8% | 0.3% | 155 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.7% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 164 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.1% | 5.6% | 0.2% | 170 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 21.8% | 6.0% | 0.6% | 174 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 20.5% | 5.7% | 1.0% | 195 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 23.3% | 6.0% | 1.1% | 189 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 6.2% | 0.7% | 201 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 40.3% | 9.8% | 0.9% | 201 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 36.2% | 9.9% | 0.8% | 199 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 35.1% | 10.4% | 1.0% | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 11.2% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 34.8% | 10.3% | 0.8% | 210 |
2 March 2016 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Nov 2013 | — | Requires improvement |