Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,135.62
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-7.3%
of income
In-year balance
+3.0%
of income
Elevated: turnover 31.3%, sickness 9.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
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 improvement7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
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
623
Capacity
700 (89%)
Free school meals
22.3%
English additional lang.
4.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
34.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£52,146
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 636 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 | £3.8m | £3.7m | £2.9m | 76.3% | +£123k | -£275k | -7.2% | £6,860 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 73.3% | +£238k | -£235k | -5.8% | £6,979 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.2m | £3.3m | 74.8% | +£132k | -£319k | -7.3% | £7,136 |
Teaching staff
£2.5m
Support staff
£96k
Premises
£270k
Other costs
£697k
5.8%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
8.9%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 41.9 | 56.4% | 30.0% | 16.4% | — | 110 |
* 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 | 36.9 | 15.3 | £43,338 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 36.1 | 15.5 | £44,639 | 8.9% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2022/23 | 35.0 | 16.7 | £45,314 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 38.3 | 16.0 | £48,917 | 31.3% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2024/25 | 34.2 | 18.2 | £52,146 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 8.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 741 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 8.2% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 696 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 9.4% | 3.9% | 0.6% | 646 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.5% | 4.4% | 0.8% | 649 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 12.9% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 643 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 17.5% | 5.1% | 1.0% | 612 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.2% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 588 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 36.1% | 9.6% | 1.6% | 579 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 27.9% | 7.9% | 2.0% | 606 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 29.4% | 7.9% | 2.0% | 635 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 27.2% | 7.1% | 2.1% | 636 |
7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2020 | — | Good |