Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,792.52
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.1%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
8 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
908
Capacity
1,000 (91%)
Free school meals
48.9%
English additional lang.
5.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£49,547
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 959 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 | £5.6m | £3.9m | 67.0% | +£175k | £691k | 12.0% | £7,000 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.4m | 70.7% | -£16k | £675k | 10.8% | £7,341 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £5.2m | 75.4% | +£241k | £916k | 13.3% | £7,256 |
| 2024/25 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 70.6% | +£287k | £1.2m | 15.1% | £8,793 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£914k
Premises
£338k
Other costs
£1.7m
2.2%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
4.2%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 61.2% | 43.9% | 39.8% | — | 196 |
* 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 | 43.4 | 18.6 | £48,004 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 48.4 | 17.1 | £47,393 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 12.0 |
| 2022/23 | 59.0 | 14.4 | £44,195 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 62.6 | 15.1 | £46,662 | 17.6% | 1.6% | 12.4 |
| 2024/25 | 56.1 | 16.2 | £49,547 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 15.4% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 662 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.2% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 629 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.3% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 603 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.0% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 644 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 629 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 18.3% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 706 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 842 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 30.3% | 6.4% | 3.5% | 869 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 29.0% | 5.1% | 4.3% | 894 |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 29.9% | 5.3% | 5.6% | 989 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 32.2% | 6.9% | 3.9% | 959 |
8 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Jan 2013 | — | Good |