Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,105.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-7.4%
of income
In-year balance
+9.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 22.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
17 July 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
566
Capacity
600 (94%)
Free school meals
27.2%
English additional lang.
17.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
33.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£52,161
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 592 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 | £3.5m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 68.7% | +£310k | -£892k | -25.2% | £8,467 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £3.8m | £2.9m | 70.4% | +£267k | -£712k | -17.4% | £8,796 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 69.2% | +£461k | -£362k | -7.4% | £9,106 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£645k
Premises
£337k
Other costs
£715k
7.5%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
9.2%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
0.3%
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 | —* | 44.2 | 62.6% | 41.8% | 15.4% | — | 91 |
* 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 | 22.1 | 15.7 | £42,308 | 10.4% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 25.0 | 16.7 | £42,290 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 31.5 | 14.8 | £48,330 | 22.9% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 32.4 | 16.6 | £52,983 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 33.5 | 16.9 | £52,161 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 16.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 460 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.5% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 413 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 14.4% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 410 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.7% | 4.0% | 2.1% | 360 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 16.3% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 350 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 23.7% | 4.7% | 2.7% | 329 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 22.2% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 387 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 33.9% | 6.4% | 4.1% | 431 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 27.0% | 5.4% | 4.8% | 493 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 27.2% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 559 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 24.8% | 5.3% | 4.5% | 592 |
17 July 2018 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 4
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2016 | — | Inadequate |