Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,086.44
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-7.7%
of income
In-year balance
+7.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 17.4%.
28 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
950
Capacity
1,105 (86%)
Free school meals
32.5%
English additional lang.
6.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£47,566
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 891 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 | £5.7m | £5.4m | £4.4m | 78.3% | +£239k | -£2.1m | -36.9% | £6,389 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.7m | £4.6m | 75.4% | +£397k | -£1.7m | -27.8% | £6,750 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.1m | £4.9m | 73.5% | +£562k | -£1.1m | -17.1% | £6,898 |
| 2024/25 | £7.7m | £7.1m | £5.5m | 71.5% | +£541k | -£594k | -7.7% | £8,086 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£638k
Premises
£303k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.3%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 41.7 | 58.4% | 28.3% | 21.1% | — | 166 |
* 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 | 60.8 | 13.6 | £42,874 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2021/22 | 59.2 | 15.0 | £42,634 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 59.2 | 15.3 | £42,099 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 59.3 | 16.3 | £47,394 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 61.8 | 15.4 | £47,566 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 770 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.7% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 712 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.4% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 696 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.7% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 679 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 697 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 718 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.4% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 775 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 32.4% | 7.7% | 2.8% | 825 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 30.1% | 6.1% | 3.9% | 824 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 28.1% | 7.0% | 2.9% | 883 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 29.4% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 891 |
28 June 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2018 | — | Requires improvement |