Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,607.55
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.3%
of income
In-year balance
+10.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 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
866
Capacity
1,140 (76%)
Free school meals
39.0%
English additional lang.
51.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£51,699
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 929 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 | £5.4m | £5.1m | £3.9m | 72.2% | +£227k | £337k | 6.3% | £6,476 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 72.1% | +£415k | £487k | 7.6% | £7,413 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.7m | £5.2m | 69.0% | +£783k | £700k | 9.3% | £8,608 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£677k
Premises
£380k
Other costs
£1.2m
7.4%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 38.3 | 48.5% | 31.4% | 7.7% | — | 169 |
* 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 | 44.1 | 16.7 | £42,937 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 47.2 | 17.6 | £42,373 | 38.0% | 2.1% | 6.8 |
| 2022/23 | 49.3 | 17.6 | £45,946 | 24.5% | 2.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 17.1 | £49,000 | 23.4% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 17.6 | £51,699 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 12.9% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 70 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.6% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 160 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.8% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 249 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 428 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.0% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 530 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 19.4% | 5.0% | 2.1% | 758 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 33.2% | 5.8% | 3.7% | 874 |
| 2022/23 | 10.6% | 6.8% | +3.8pp | 34.3% | 6.8% | 3.8% | 907 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 23.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 929 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 22.1% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 929 |
29 April 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |