Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,036.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.4%
of income
In-year balance
-3.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
20 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
2,103
Capacity
2,650 (79%)
Free school meals
23.2%
English additional lang.
4.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
113.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£52,093
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,890 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 | £13.3m | £14.0m | £10.7m | 80.5% | -£645k | £2.1m | 15.9% | £5,992 |
| 2022/23 | £14.6m | £14.9m | £11.6m | 79.6% | -£316k | £1.8m | 12.4% | £6,627 |
| 2023/24 | £15.4m | £15.9m | £12.4m | 80.5% | -£515k | £1.3m | 8.4% | £7,037 |
Teaching staff
£8.5m
Support staff
£2.1m
Premises
£1.1m
Other costs
£2.4m
5.8%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
4.4%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 63.0% | 41.4% | 29.9% | — | 365 |
* 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 | 128.6 | 17.5 | £43,356 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 128.8 | 17.3 | £44,184 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 129.5 | 17.0 | £46,075 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 120.1 | 18.2 | £46,912 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 113.9 | 18.5 | £52,093 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.2% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 2,005 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 14.5% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1,968 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 13.1% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 1,972 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 16.2% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 1,918 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 16.3% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1,923 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 16.0% | 4.8% | 1.9% | 1,898 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 20.3% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 1,970 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 35.4% | 7.3% | 3.4% | 1,955 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 29.8% | 6.0% | 4.4% | 1,983 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 30.8% | 6.3% | 5.2% | 1,958 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 28.4% | 6.9% | 3.8% | 1,890 |
20 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2020 | — | Requires improvement |