Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,303.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 October 2024 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
647
Capacity
750 (86%)
Free school meals
50.1%
English additional lang.
32.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£46,673
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
42.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25 · 734 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 | £4.2m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 72.8% | +£50k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,501 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.3m | £3.1m | 59.8% | +£769k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,171 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.3m | £3.7m | 61.1% | +£742k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,304 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£597k
Premises
£465k
Other costs
£1.2m
3.1%
Admin staff
4.5%
Energy
2.0%
ICT
9.9%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 33.7 | 45.8% | 24.3% | 12.5% | — | 144 |
* 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 | 34.8 | 15.5 | £47,080 | 43.2% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 32.4 | 17.1 | £44,907 | 46.3% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 33.2 | 18.8 | £43,674 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 41.6 | 15.7 | £43,680 | 33.5% | 16.1% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 15.9 | £46,673 | —% | 4.7% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
42.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 22.0% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 599 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.9% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 588 |
| 2015/16 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 20.4% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 604 |
| 2016/17 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 27.6% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 586 |
| 2017/18 | 9.1% | 4.8% | +4.3pp | 30.6% | 4.8% | 4.2% | 516 |
| 2018/19 | 8.6% | 4.6% | +4.0pp | 28.1% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 502 |
| 2020/21 | 11.2% | 4.5% | +6.7pp | 35.7% | 7.8% | 3.4% | 546 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 36.6% | 5.6% | 4.4% | 596 |
| 2022/23 | 16.7% | 6.8% | +9.9pp | 49.9% | 5.4% | 11.3% | 689 |
| 2023/24 | 14.8% | 6.6% | +8.3pp | 44.3% | 4.9% | 9.9% | 743 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.6pp | 42.8% | 4.4% | 8.4% | 734 |
8 October 2024 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2022 | — | Inadequate |