Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,615.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
39.2%
of income
In-year balance
+8.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 23.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.5%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
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Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
55.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£48,384
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
23.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
58.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
17.1%
2024/25 · 996 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 | £7.7m | £7.1m | £5.3m | 69.1% | +£598k | £2.2m | 28.9% | £7,734 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 66.0% | +£717k | £2.9m | 34.9% | £8,208 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £8.6m | £6.1m | 64.3% | +£813k | £3.7m | 39.2% | £9,616 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£878k
Premises
£1.5m
Other costs
£1.1m
| 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 | —* | — | —% | —% | —% | — | — |
* 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 | 61.3 | 15.8 | £42,044 | 4.9% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 59.2 | 16.9 | £42,944 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 62.9 | 16.2 | £40,519 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2023/24 | 62.4 | 15.7 | £47,035 | 25.3% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 55.1 | 17.9 | £48,384 | —% | 3.5% | — |
Overall absence
23.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
58.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
17.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 19.0% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 973 |
| 2014/15 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.6% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 1,040 |
| 2015/16 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 26.1% | 4.2% | 3.5% | 1,096 |
| 2016/17 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 27.8% | 3.1% | 4.9% | 1,073 |
| 2017/18 | 7.5% | 4.8% | +2.7pp | 25.7% | 2.6% | 4.9% | 1,086 |
| 2018/19 | 9.5% | 4.6% | +4.9pp | 34.3% | 3.3% | 6.3% | 1,100 |
| 2020/21 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 32.6% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 1,058 |
| 2021/22 | 12.3% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 41.5% | 4.1% | 8.2% | 1,087 |
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% | +7.0pp | 49.1% | 3.4% | 10.4% | 1,115 |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% | +8.2pp | 50.9% | 2.7% | 12.0% | 1,108 |
| 2024/25 | 23.0% | 6.2% | +16.8pp | 58.7% | 5.9% | 17.1% | 996 |
25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2022 | URN 138925 | Requires improvement |