Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,850.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.2%.
Elevated: sickness 13.9 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
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GoodLeadership & management
Good14 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
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Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
727
Capacity
939 (77%)
Free school meals
37.7%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£45,778
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
38.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25 · 764 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 | £4.8m | £4.2m | £3.2m | 65.7% | +£644k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,160 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 64.8% | +£748k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,667 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £4.7m | £3.7m | 68.7% | +£614k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,850 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£566k
Premises
£311k
Other costs
£746k
3.0%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 33.4 | 45.5% | 17.9% | 9.0% | — | 134 |
* 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 | 37.9 | 17.4 | £42,325 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2021/22 | 38.9 | 17.3 | £41,401 | 17.7% | 2.5% | 10.2 |
| 2022/23 | 39.5 | 16.7 | £41,166 | 22.9% | 4.8% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 39.5 | 17.2 | £43,978 | 1.5% | 0.0% | 13.9 |
| 2024/25 | 41.9 | 17.4 | £45,778 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
38.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.9% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 699 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.4% | 4.9% | 1.8% | 720 |
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.4pp | 23.6% | 4.9% | 3.0% | 698 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.3pp | 22.4% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 660 |
| 2017/18 | 8.1% | 4.8% | +3.3pp | 24.5% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 673 |
| 2018/19 | 8.7% | 4.6% | +4.1pp | 24.8% | 4.4% | 4.3% | 653 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.6% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 680 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 37.9% | 7.2% | 3.9% | 700 |
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% | +6.7pp | 39.6% | 9.1% | 4.5% | 700 |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% | +7.5pp | 39.4% | 8.5% | 5.6% | 711 |
| 2024/25 | 14.2% | 6.2% | +8.0pp | 38.5% | 7.8% | 6.3% | 764 |
14 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |