Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,963.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.6%
of income
In-year balance
+9.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.3%.
8 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,031
Capacity
1,100 (94%)
Free school meals
21.4%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£51,075
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 973 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 | £7.2m | £6.8m | £5.3m | 72.5% | +£475k | £1.0m | 14.1% | £7,086 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.3m | £5.9m | 76.6% | +£359k | £971k | 12.7% | £7,218 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £7.5m | £6.0m | 72.0% | +£751k | £1.4m | 16.6% | £7,963 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£363k
Premises
£523k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.4%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
2.6%
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 | —* | 42.3 | 67.5% | 37.9% | 31.4% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 71.2 | 14.3 | £43,854 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 69.9 | 14.6 | £45,061 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2022/23 | 67.3 | 15.7 | £46,919 | 19.1% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 55.5 | 18.7 | £50,032 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 58.1 | 17.7 | £51,075 | —% | 3.3% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 925 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 880 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 823 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.6% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 818 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 10.4% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 791 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 9.3% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 808 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 12.2% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 889 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 34.8% | 9.2% | 1.8% | 906 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 32.9% | 8.1% | 2.4% | 956 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 33.6% | 8.0% | 3.5% | 972 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 30.2% | 7.3% | 3.0% | 973 |
8 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Mar 2020 | — | Requires improvement |