Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,665
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Elevated: turnover 17.7%, sickness 10.6 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement3 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
992
Capacity
1,025 (97%)
Free school meals
33.7%
English additional lang.
12.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£50,079
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 1,059 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 | £6.8m | £6.1m | £4.9m | 72.0% | +£689k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,690 |
| 2022/23 | £7.0m | £6.7m | £5.3m | 75.5% | +£300k | £51k | 0.7% | £6,896 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £7.6m | £6.1m | 79.3% | +£51k | £58k | 0.8% | £7,665 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£845k
Premises
£498k
Other costs
£1.0m
3.3%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
6.6%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 36.6 | 46.1% | 27.0% | 29.4% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 63.0 | 16.4 | £39,276 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 59.8 | 16.9 | £41,609 | 16.7% | 1.6% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 63.4 | 15.9 | £44,552 | 23.7% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.2 | 15.8 | £47,685 | 17.7% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2024/25 | 65.1 | 15.2 | £50,079 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.4% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1,035 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 1,041 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.7% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 1,042 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.6% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1,041 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1,036 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.5% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 1,048 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.8% | 1.3% | 4.1% | 1,045 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 29.3% | 3.0% | 6.8% | 1,037 |
| 2022/23 | 10.8% | 6.8% | +4.0pp | 31.5% | 2.7% | 8.2% | 1,033 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 30.3% | 1.8% | 9.0% | 1,033 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 30.1% | 5.3% | 5.7% | 1,059 |
3 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |