Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£29,720.59
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
84.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
20.5%
of income
In-year balance
-10.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 28.7%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 10.2% of income.
Elevated: turnover 16.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.6%.
5 June 2018 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
This inspection is over 7 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
90
Capacity
100 (90%)
Free school meals
63.3%
English additional lang.
1.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
16.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.4
Mean salary
£48,947
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
38.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
74.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
17.2%
Unauthorised absence
21.7%
2024/25 · 107 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 | £1.7m | £1.5m | £1.3m | 74.3% | +£182k | £678k | 40.2% | £31,241 |
| 2022/23 | £1.9m | £1.7m | £1.3m | 69.5% | +£166k | £737k | 39.0% | £30,951 |
| 2023/24 | £2.0m | £2.2m | £1.7m | 84.3% | -£207k | £414k | 20.5% | £29,721 |
Teaching staff
£1.0m
Support staff
£500k
Premises
£112k
Other costs
£412k
3.5%
Admin staff
1.0%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
5.4%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
7.2%
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 | —* | 2.9 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 17 |
* 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 | 9.7 | 4.8 | £46,801 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7 | 5.1 | £45,096 | 9.3% | 8.6% | 3.8 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4 | 4.9 | £38,677 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 14.4 | 4.7 | £40,101 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2024/25 | 16.8 | 5.4 | £48,947 | —% | 5.6% | — |
Overall absence
38.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
74.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
17.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
21.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 27.4% | 4.5% | +22.9pp | 69.2% | 7.6% | 19.9% | 39 |
| 2015/16 | 25.8% | 4.5% | +21.4pp | 84.0% | 14.8% | 11.0% | 25 |
| 2016/17 | 15.1% | 4.6% | +10.5pp | 56.0% | 9.8% | 5.3% | 25 |
| 2017/18 | 15.1% | 4.8% | +10.3pp | 51.2% | 10.0% | 5.1% | 41 |
| 2018/19 | 14.1% | 4.6% | +9.5pp | 51.9% | 9.3% | 4.8% | 54 |
| 2020/21 | 27.4% | 4.5% | +22.9pp | 80.7% | 21.4% | 6.0% | 57 |
| 2021/22 | 21.1% | 7.1% | +13.9pp | 59.4% | 11.5% | 9.6% | 64 |
| 2022/23 | 23.9% | 6.8% | +17.1pp | 67.2% | 11.9% | 12.1% | 67 |
| 2023/24 | 28.7% | 6.6% | +22.2pp | 73.8% | 10.2% | 18.5% | 80 |
| 2024/25 | 38.9% | 6.2% | +32.7pp | 74.8% | 17.2% | 21.7% | 107 |
5 June 2018 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2016 | — | Inadequate |