Flags
6
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,108.08
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.6%
of income
In-year balance
-2.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.9% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 8.8%.
14 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
872
Capacity
1,160 (75%)
Free school meals
24.3%
English additional lang.
36.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£47,466
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
8.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 880 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 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £5.3m | 71.3% | +£94k | £213k | 2.9% | £7,036 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 74.1% | -£29k | £184k | 2.4% | £7,770 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.0m | £5.8m | 71.0% | +£97k | £281k | 3.5% | £8,140 |
| 2024/25 | £7.9m | £8.2m | £5.8m | 72.5% | -£233k | £48k | 0.6% | £9,108 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£800k
Premises
£534k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
7.1%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
6.4%
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 | —* | 46.8 | 67.4% | 42.3% | 65.7% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 55.2 | 18.9 | £44,034 | 32.6% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 48.2 | 21.8 | £44,745 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2022/23 | 58.4 | 17.2 | £43,932 | 36.5% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 53.2 | 18.8 | £46,180 | 53.4% | 1.8% | 11.3 |
| 2024/25 | 51.8 | 16.8 | £47,466 | —% | 8.8% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.6% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 752 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 2.6% | 2.9% | 787 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.2% | 1.5% | 3.6% | 837 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.3% | 1.4% | 4.2% | 853 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 15.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | 850 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.5% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 867 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.5% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 864 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 26.9% | 3.8% | 4.2% | 904 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 28.3% | 5.3% | 3.2% | 904 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 31.6% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 920 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 31.5% | 6.2% | 3.6% | 880 |
14 May 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2021 | — | Requires improvement |