Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,620.61
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
819
Capacity
819 (100%)
Free school meals
24.5%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£51,470
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 777 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 | £4.6m | 78.5% | +£176k | £1.1m | 18.3% | £6,232 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 71.1% | +£334k | £1.4m | 21.1% | £7,490 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.4m | £4.7m | 72.8% | +£116k | £1.1m | 17.2% | £7,621 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£426k
Premises
£288k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
4.5%
Premises (total)
4.6%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 41.9 | 58.0% | 30.7% | 52.0% | — | 150 |
* 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 | 53.4 | 17.2 | £43,973 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 52.8 | 17.7 | £45,599 | 19.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 54.0 | 16.3 | £46,158 | 23.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 16.2 | £45,443 | 34.2% | 1.9% | 5.2 |
| 2024/25 | 49.1 | 16.7 | £51,470 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 11.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 725 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.8% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 735 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 15.8% | 4.9% | 1.4% | 739 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.2% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 738 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 15.3% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 741 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 768 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 833 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 32.3% | 7.7% | 3.1% | 839 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 25.7% | 6.9% | 2.5% | 825 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 26.2% | 6.6% | 2.4% | 789 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 28.2% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 777 |
20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2021 | URN 138030 | Inadequate |