Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,233.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.7%
of income
In-year balance
-7.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.1% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.6%.
Elevated: turnover 17.1%.
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,449
Capacity
1,370 (106%)
Free school meals
13.9%
English additional lang.
14.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
99.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.6
Mean salary
£49,712
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 1,213 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 | £10.0m | £9.6m | £7.3m | 72.9% | +£394k | £971k | 9.8% | £6,962 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.7m | £8.5m | 80.7% | -£100k | £967k | 9.1% | £7,462 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £12.6m | £9.6m | 81.6% | -£840k | £204k | 1.7% | £8,233 |
Teaching staff
£7.0m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£586k
Other costs
£2.4m
0.3%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 58.6 | 77.5% | 66.1% | 74.6% | — | 236 |
* 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 | 94.3 | 15.2 | £39,837 | 12.9% | 1.0% | 0.7 |
| 2021/22 | 98.0 | 14.6 | £40,583 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 101.8 | 13.9 | £40,307 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 109.5 | 13.1 | £44,751 | 17.1% | 0.9% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 99.3 | 14.6 | £49,712 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 11.8% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,158 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1,121 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1,096 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 7.4% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1,088 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.2% | 2.4% | 1.9% | 1,076 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 6.4% | 2.4% | 1.8% | 1,108 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.3% | 2.0% | 1.6% | 1,161 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 22.8% | 5.6% | 2.0% | 1,186 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 16.5% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 1,213 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 19.2% | 5.1% | 1.9% | 1,216 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.3% | 5.4% | 1.2% | 1,213 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May 2012 | — | Good |