Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,904.94
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.7%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
784
Capacity
900 (87%)
Free school meals
34.2%
English additional lang.
2.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
50.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£48,612
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 820 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 | £5.6m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 77.2% | +£58k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,006 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.9m | £4.2m | 74.8% | -£256k | £208k | 3.7% | £7,036 |
| 2023/24 | £6.2m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 71.9% | +£337k | £232k | 3.7% | £7,905 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£578k
Premises
£367k
Other costs
£1.0m
8.1%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
5.6%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 41.1 | 53.6% | 32.1% | 51.4% | — | 140 |
* 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 | 52.7 | — | £41,491 | 7.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 52.4 | 15.3 | £41,416 | 16.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 50.0 | 16.1 | £44,311 | 21.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 45.7 | 17.3 | £46,998 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 50.5 | 15.5 | £48,612 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 836 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.1% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 868 |
| 2020/21 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 842 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 28.4% | 5.6% | 3.5% | 837 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 25.5% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 836 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 22.7% | 4.1% | 5.1% | 825 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 27.4% | 4.3% | 5.7% | 820 |
25 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Feb 2023 | — | Requires improvement |