Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,441.65
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
73.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 22.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.8%.
15 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
766
Capacity
750 (102%)
Free school meals
54.6%
English additional lang.
36.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£49,028
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25 · 807 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 | £5.7m | £4.3m | 76.3% | +£14k | £201k | 3.5% | £7,853 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 78.9% | -£80k | £121k | 2.0% | £7,798 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.7m | £4.9m | 72.2% | +£7k | £129k | 1.9% | £8,806 |
| 2024/25 | £7.2m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 73.2% | +£71k | £200k | 2.8% | £9,442 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£452k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.1%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
5.9%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 46.6 | 69.8% | 48.3% | 30.2% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 53.5 | 13.3 | £40,153 | 15.6% | 1.8% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 51.4 | 14.1 | £41,030 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 54.4 | 14.0 | £42,953 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 14.1 | £45,568 | 22.3% | 1.8% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 52.8 | 14.5 | £49,028 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 15.3% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 752 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.9% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 776 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 10.5% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 773 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.5% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 760 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 760 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 745 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.0% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 745 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 29.6% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 757 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 29.9% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 785 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 29.3% | 4.2% | 4.7% | 801 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 28.6% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 807 |
15 May 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jan 2019 | — | Good |