Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,413.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
10 April 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,252
Capacity
1,550 (81%)
Free school meals
53.4%
English additional lang.
9.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£49,586
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
47.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
10.6%
2024/25 · 1,307 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 | £10.7m | £10.1m | £7.3m | 67.7% | +£590k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,511 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £11.3m | £8.3m | 72.3% | +£98k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,101 |
| 2023/24 | £12.8m | £11.5m | £8.2m | 63.8% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,413 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£2.0m
2.4%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
11.9%
Premises (total)
5.0%
Supply staff
3.1%
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 | —* | 29.2 | 35.4% | 14.9% | 9.7% | — | 195 |
* 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 | 101.7 | 14.2 | £40,690 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2021/22 | 95.0 | 15.0 | £42,517 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 13.7 |
| 2022/23 | 100.2 | 14.1 | £43,233 | 26.4% | 1.0% | 10.1 |
| 2023/24 | 87.9 | 15.5 | £46,353 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 11.0 |
| 2024/25 | 76.8 | 16.3 | £49,586 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
47.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 15.5% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 1,300 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.7% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 1,297 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.0% | 4.0% | 1.8% | 1,355 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.6% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,366 |
| 2017/18 | 7.3% | 4.8% | +2.5pp | 22.2% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 1,299 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 24.3% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 1,299 |
| 2020/21 | 10.5% | 4.5% | +6.0pp | 31.3% | 5.8% | 4.7% | 1,330 |
| 2021/22 | 15.7% | 7.1% | +8.6pp | 46.9% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 1,337 |
| 2022/23 | 16.5% | 6.8% | +9.7pp | 46.7% | 6.1% | 10.4% | 1,324 |
| 2023/24 | 15.6% | 6.6% | +9.1pp | 46.8% | 5.7% | 9.9% | 1,316 |
| 2024/25 | 15.8% | 6.2% | +9.6pp | 47.0% | 5.2% | 10.6% | 1,307 |
10 April 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2022 | — | Inadequate |