Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,668.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good14 January 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
440
Capacity
600 (73%)
Free school meals
30.5%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£50,515
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 462 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 | £2.8m | £2.7m | £2.1m | 74.5% | +£126k | £49k | 1.8% | £6,865 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £3.0m | £2.3m | 70.2% | +£188k | £38k | 1.2% | £7,480 |
| 2023/24 | £3.5m | £3.4m | £2.7m | 77.2% | +£108k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,669 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£428k
Premises
£80k
Other costs
£603k
7.3%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
4.6%
Supply staff
2.9%
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 | —* | 32.0 | 43.2% | 24.7% | 9.9% | — | 81 |
* 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 | 23.0 | 17.5 | £41,777 | 18.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 23.3 | 17.4 | £40,718 | 38.6% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 26.0 | 16.5 | £40,856 | 38.9% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2023/24 | 25.5 | 17.8 | £43,810 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 28.1 | 15.7 | £50,515 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 15.7% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 388 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.5% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 384 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 354 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.2% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 347 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 20.2% | 4.4% | 2.0% | 372 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 18.5% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 373 |
| 2020/21 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 22.9% | 5.8% | 1.8% | 415 |
| 2021/22 | 11.0% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 39.6% | 7.2% | 3.8% | 424 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 36.4% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 448 |
| 2023/24 | 11.9% | 6.6% | +5.4pp | 32.4% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 481 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 29.0% | 4.2% | 6.1% | 462 |
14 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2019 | — | Good |