Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,153.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.9%
of income
In-year balance
+7.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.6%, sickness 9.3 days.
Elevated: vacancy rate 13.5%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
835
Capacity
1,150 (73%)
Free school meals
48.6%
English additional lang.
42.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.0
Mean salary
£50,247
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
13.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 729 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 | £11.3m | £11.1m | £7.4m | 65.3% | +£235k | £382k | 3.4% | £12,655 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £11.5m | £7.8m | 70.1% | -£359k | £388k | 3.5% | £12,700 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £8.9m | £7.5m | 77.3% | +£762k | £575k | 5.9% | £11,153 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£286k
Premises
£217k
Other costs
£1.2m
11.7%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 54.6 | 71.6% | 56.8% | 94.8% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 79.8 | 11.2 | £41,598 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 80.6 | 11.1 | £41,263 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2022/23 | 85.8 | 10.3 | £45,744 | 33.5% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2023/24 | 76.3 | 11.4 | £44,982 | 31.4% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 64.3 | 13.0 | £50,247 | —% | 13.5% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.8% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 865 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.0% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 804 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.7% | 2.5% | 1.7% | 727 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.0% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 684 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.0% | 2.4% | 2.2% | 700 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.2% | 2.5% | 2.2% | 782 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 2.5% | 2.1% | 863 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 20.1% | 3.9% | 3.7% | 842 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 20.1% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 856 |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% | +0.0pp | 17.9% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 804 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 17.7% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 729 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 2015 | — | Outstanding |