Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,761.98
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.8%
of income
In-year balance
+8.1%
of income
Persistent absence (10%+ sessions missed) is 25.8%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
537
Capacity
900 (60%)
Free school meals
51.2%
English additional lang.
48.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£54,981
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 593 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 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 71.3% | +£118k | £65k | 1.1% | £10,154 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 68.4% | +£636k | £98k | 1.6% | £10,375 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.0m | £4.9m | 75.1% | +£527k | £180k | 2.8% | £10,762 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£171k
Premises
£362k
Other costs
£732k
16.8%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
8.2%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 39.3 | 54.4% | 35.3% | 62.5% | — | 136 |
* 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 | 37.1 | 15.3 | £50,733 | 28.9% | 7.5% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 35.9 | 15.9 | £52,159 | 29.3% | 7.7% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 35.4 | 16.6 | £52,019 | 31.1% | 7.8% | 5.1 |
| 2023/24 | 29.9 | 20.2 | £50,870 | 23.1% | 6.3% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 35.0 | 15.3 | £54,981 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.0% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 11.9% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 706 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.7% | 2.2% | 2.2% | 690 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 689 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 15.0% | 1.3% | 3.5% | 627 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 16.2% | 2.6% | 2.6% | 581 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 14.5% | 2.3% | 2.6% | 559 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.1% | 3.2% | 2.4% | 621 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 19.8% | 3.5% | 3.3% | 600 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 24.4% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 639 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 24.4% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 671 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 25.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 593 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Sept 2011 | — | Good |