Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,378.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.5%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,288
Capacity
1,350 (95%)
Free school meals
28.1%
English additional lang.
5.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
79.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£49,626
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 1,322 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 | £8.5m | £7.5m | £5.9m | 69.4% | +£991k | £1.7m | 20.2% | £6,398 |
| 2022/23 | £9.6m | £9.4m | £6.8m | 70.7% | +£115k | £1.7m | 17.9% | £7,070 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 68.9% | +£556k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,378 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£917k
Premises
£442k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.7%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
4.7%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 56.6% | 32.5% | 32.5% | — | 274 |
* 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 | 71.2 | 18.0 | £42,677 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2021/22 | 77.2 | 17.3 | £41,340 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 83.8 | 16.1 | £43,652 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 81.6 | 16.5 | £44,085 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 79.7 | 16.2 | £49,626 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.2% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1,192 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.6% | 3.8% | 2.2% | 1,122 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.1% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1,021 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.1% | 3.8% | 2.1% | 974 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 986 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.2% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 1,055 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.3% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1,304 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 31.6% | 6.4% | 3.6% | 1,357 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 26.2% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 1,385 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 27.6% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 1,389 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 23.2% | 3.9% | 5.3% | 1,322 |
12 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2021 | — | Requires improvement |