Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,261.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-5.1%
of income
In-year balance
-14.5%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 14.5% of income.
Elevated: turnover 24.1%, vacancy rate 7.4%.
Elevated: turnover 27.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
29 June 2021 · Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
994
Capacity
1,200 (83%)
Free school meals
41.3%
English additional lang.
35.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£41,144
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,100 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 | £7.7m | £7.3m | £5.0m | 64.3% | +£383k | £2.9m | 37.6% | £7,637 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £9.1m | £5.8m | 76.6% | -£1.6m | £1.3m | 17.5% | £7,210 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £9.8m | £6.4m | 74.0% | -£1.2m | -£439k | -5.1% | £8,262 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£2.4m
Premises
-£98k
Other costs
£3.6m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
16.8%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
13.6%
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 | 50.2% | 29.3% | 41.0% | — | 205 |
| 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 | 48.0 | 21.6 | £37,633 | 33.3% | 2.0% | 10.4 |
| 2021/22 | 48.9 | 20.7 | £39,782 | 48.9% | 0.0% | 13.4 |
| 2022/23 | 50.9 | 20.5 | £44,448 | 27.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 62.7 | 16.6 | £41,745 | 24.1% | 7.4% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 58.4 | 17.0 | £41,144 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.6% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1,112 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.9% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1,095 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 23.5% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 1,165 |
| 2016/17 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 25.2% | 5.1% | 2.9% | 1,201 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 20.6% | 4.6% | 2.2% | 1,168 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.2% | 1.7% | 1,165 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 26.8% | 5.2% | 3.0% | 1,142 |
| 2021/22 | 13.7% | 7.1% | +6.5pp | 50.4% | 7.7% | 5.9% | 1,114 |
| 2022/23 | 14.2% | 6.8% | +7.3pp | 45.1% | 5.8% | 8.3% | 1,146 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 33.7% | 5.3% | 5.3% | 1,156 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 31.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 1,100 |
29 June 2021 · Requires Improvement monitoring Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2018 | URN 109709 | Requires improvement |