Flags
6
4 high
Per-pupil income
£8,299.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
88.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-84.5%
of income
In-year balance
-42.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 88.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 42.2% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 31.0%.
12 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
681
Capacity
1,200 (57%)
Free school meals
53.0%
English additional lang.
11.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
21.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
32.4
Mean salary
£44,684
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
46.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
9.9%
2024/25 · 767 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 | £4.8m | £4.8m | £3.1m | 64.5% | +£10k | -£718k | -14.9% | £8,893 |
| 2022/23 | £4.7m | £5.7m | £3.7m | 78.2% | -£1.0m | -£2.0m | -42.2% | £8,302 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £7.4m | £4.6m | 88.2% | -£2.2m | -£4.4m | -84.5% | £8,300 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£1.5m
5.6%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
3.4%
Premises (total)
15.3%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
9.7%
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 | —* | 30.0 | 42.1% | 19.6% | 25.2% | — | 107 |
* 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 | 42.0 | 15.0 | £40,632 | 40.5% | 0.0% | 0.6 |
| 2021/22 | 31.3 | 17.3 | £42,493 | 45.4% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2022/23 | 32.0 | 17.6 | £41,139 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 29.0 | 21.8 | £43,681 | 31.0% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 21.0 | 32.4 | £44,684 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
16.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
46.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 22.5% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 1,134 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 21.3% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 1,128 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.1% | 4.3% | 2.8% | 1,079 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.9% | 3.6% | 2.9% | 1,043 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 18.3% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 1,012 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 23.3% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 886 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.9% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 648 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 24.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 592 |
| 2022/23 | 13.2% | 6.8% | +6.4pp | 43.0% | 5.6% | 7.6% | 611 |
| 2023/24 | 15.9% | 6.6% | +9.4pp | 49.6% | 7.0% | 8.9% | 693 |
| 2024/25 | 16.4% | 6.2% | +10.2pp | 46.9% | 6.5% | 9.9% | 767 |
12 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Jul 2021 | — | Requires improvement |