Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,061.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.9%
of income
In-year balance
+9.2%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
9 July 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,272
Capacity
1,275 (100%)
Free school meals
36.4%
English additional lang.
43.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£48,794
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 1,375 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 | £9.2m | £8.4m | £6.2m | 67.7% | +£867k | £640k | 6.9% | £6,634 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £9.4m | £7.4m | 70.5% | +£990k | £683k | 6.5% | £7,209 |
| 2023/24 | £12.0m | £10.9m | £8.5m | 71.1% | +£1.1m | £591k | 4.9% | £9,061 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£2.1m
Premises
£694k
Other costs
£1.7m
3.4%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
6.8%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 31.7 | 35.7% | 12.4% | 12.4% | — | 266 |
* 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 | 74.3 | 17.5 | £36,081 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 80.0 | 17.4 | £39,559 | 29.3% | 2.4% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 82.0 | 17.6 | £38,090 | 22.2% | 6.8% | 9.9 |
| 2023/24 | 79.7 | 16.6 | £45,714 | 35.1% | 2.4% | 16.1 |
| 2024/25 | 74.8 | 17.0 | £48,794 | —% | 2.6% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 23.6% | 4.1% | 2.9% | 1,095 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 25.4% | 4.4% | 2.9% | 1,063 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 20.6% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 1,056 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 21.4% | 3.8% | 3.1% | 1,103 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 23.5% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 1,090 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.8% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 1,146 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 20.6% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 1,375 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 38.7% | 7.4% | 3.6% | 1,451 |
| 2022/23 | 13.1% | 6.8% | +6.3pp | 42.5% | 8.8% | 4.3% | 1,496 |
| 2023/24 | 15.8% | 6.6% | +9.3pp | 49.4% | 9.6% | 6.2% | 1,408 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 37.4% | 7.2% | 4.4% | 1,375 |
9 July 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |