Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,033.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.4%
of income
In-year balance
-14.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 14.5% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.3%.
Elevated: sickness 8.8 days.
23 June 2021 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
969
Capacity
988 (98%)
Free school meals
35.8%
English additional lang.
8.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£56,284
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 913 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 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 78.6% | -£18k | -£177k | -2.7% | £7,075 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £7.0m | £5.5m | 79.6% | -£17k | -£193k | -2.8% | £7,445 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £8.8m | £6.2m | 81.3% | -£1.1m | -£184k | -2.4% | £8,034 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£370k
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£1.1m
16.8%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
16.9%
Premises (total)
5.3%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
1.5%
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 | —* | 36.9 | 47.1% | 20.6% | 35.9% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 58.6 | 15.7 | £42,200 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 64.6 | 14.3 | £42,932 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 63.0 | 14.9 | £43,947 | 14.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 62.4 | 15.3 | £53,088 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 63.1 | 15.4 | £56,284 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 16.9% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 786 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.8% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 736 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 702 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 695 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 21.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 757 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.4% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 820 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.4% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 857 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 35.1% | 8.3% | 2.7% | 865 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 34.4% | 6.8% | 4.8% | 848 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 36.8% | 6.9% | 4.4% | 888 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 32.9% | 6.9% | 4.1% | 913 |
23 June 2021 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2019 | URN 111451 | Inadequate |