Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,587.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+17.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Elevated: turnover 31.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,164
Capacity
1,350 (86%)
Free school meals
53.9%
English additional lang.
38.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£39,994
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25 · 1,253 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 | £8.6m | £7.3m | £5.8m | 67.0% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,546 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £7.8m | £6.1m | 67.1% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,936 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £8.5m | £6.4m | 63.1% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,588 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£445k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.6%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 32.7 | 44.6% | 24.6% | 35.3% | — | 224 |
* 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 | 82.1 | 13.9 | £35,630 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 69.7 | 16.4 | £37,967 | 40.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 79.5 | 14.4 | £38,486 | 31.0% | 1.2% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 75.6 | 15.7 | £39,253 | 22.6% | 1.3% | 9.8 |
| 2024/25 | 62.7 | 18.6 | £39,994 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.4% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 22.2% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 1,132 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.3% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 1,036 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.3% | 3.1% | 2.9% | 1,058 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 19.8% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 1,126 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 21.7% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 1,223 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.3% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 1,217 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 20.7% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 1,186 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 22.7% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 1,209 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 32.3% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 1,214 |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% | +6.3pp | 32.8% | 6.0% | 6.8% | 1,242 |
| 2024/25 | 13.5% | 6.2% | +7.3pp | 36.6% | 6.2% | 7.3% | 1,253 |
17 June 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2015 | — | Good |