Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,732.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+8.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 42.9%.
7 June 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
640
Capacity
1,100 (58%)
Free school meals
43.9%
English additional lang.
20.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
27.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
23.4
Mean salary
£48,429
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 708 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 | £4.9m | £4.3m | £3.3m | 67.5% | +£582k | £221k | 4.5% | £7,254 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.9m | £3.9m | 76.4% | +£252k | -£156k | -3.0% | £7,370 |
| 2023/24 | £5.7m | £5.2m | £4.3m | 74.8% | +£491k | £9k | 0.2% | £8,733 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£652k
Premises
£369k
Other costs
£575k
8.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 37.8 | 54.4% | 37.8% | 3.3% | — | 90 |
* 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 | 37.9 | 19.1 | £41,384 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 41.3 | 16.3 | £42,045 | 42.6% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 36.8 | 19.0 | £44,975 | 42.9% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 40.5 | 16.1 | £42,503 | 45.7% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2024/25 | 27.4 | 23.4 | £48,429 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 17.8% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 608 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.2% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 597 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 631 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 22.2% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 697 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 19.9% | 3.6% | 4.1% | 707 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 23.7% | 4.3% | 4.0% | 716 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 19.2% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 650 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 39.7% | 8.0% | 5.9% | 627 |
| 2022/23 | 13.3% | 6.8% | +6.5pp | 37.4% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 649 |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% | +6.1pp | 34.6% | 5.7% | 7.0% | 700 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.1pp | 34.2% | 5.6% | 6.7% | 708 |
7 June 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2019 | — | Requires improvement |