Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,648.41
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+4.7%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
12 September 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
574
Capacity
900 (64%)
Free school meals
40.8%
English additional lang.
58.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.5
Mean salary
£56,763
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 584 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 | £6.7m | £6.2m | £4.1m | 61.9% | +£439k | £303k | 4.5% | £8,485 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £7.0m | £4.3m | 62.3% | -£140k | £115k | 1.7% | £9,246 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.0m | £4.5m | 60.8% | +£350k | £12k | 0.2% | £10,648 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£176k
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.6m
5.3%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
26.1%
Premises (total)
9.8%
Supply staff
1.4%
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 | —* | 36.3 | 45.6% | 28.0% | 18.4% | — | 125 |
* 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 | 47.2 | 16.2 | £45,796 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2021/22 | 41.1 | 19.1 | £48,155 | 50.5% | 2.4% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 46.6 | 16.0 | £46,923 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 15.9 | £49,026 | 24.8% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.9 | 12.5 | £56,763 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 17.9% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 781 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.5% | 4.3% | 2.0% | 745 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.6% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 763 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.7% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 725 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 23.4% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 705 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 18.9% | 4.0% | 2.7% | 697 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.2% | 4.5% | 2.1% | 713 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 29.1% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 716 |
| 2022/23 | 11.0% | 6.8% | +4.2pp | 36.4% | 4.4% | 6.6% | 697 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 24.2% | 3.0% | 5.3% | 674 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 29.6% | 4.0% | 4.8% | 584 |
12 September 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Feb 2022 | — | Inadequate |