Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,677.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+16.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 26.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
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 improvement10 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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
1,036
Capacity
1,260 (82%)
Free school meals
20.3%
English additional lang.
6.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.2
Mean salary
£47,097
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,073 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 | £6.8m | £5.7m | £4.5m | 66.5% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,381 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.1m | £4.7m | 63.2% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,877 |
| 2023/24 | £8.0m | £6.7m | £4.9m | 60.9% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,677 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£667k
Premises
£573k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.1%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 45.1 | 70.3% | 44.3% | 76.7% | — | 219 |
* 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 | 61.1 | 17.2 | £41,846 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 59.7 | 17.7 | £43,585 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2022/23 | 60.2 | 17.8 | £41,796 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 58.7 | 17.7 | £43,707 | 26.2% | 1.7% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 48.9 | 21.2 | £47,097 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 12.1% | 3.7% | 0.8% | 920 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 11.2% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 930 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.7% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 952 |
| 2016/17 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 959 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 990 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.8% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1,009 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.1% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 1,067 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.8% | 6.4% | 2.7% | 1,091 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 25.4% | 6.0% | 2.9% | 1,098 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 27.8% | 6.1% | 3.5% | 1,080 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 23.9% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 1,073 |
10 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |