Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,807.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
745
Capacity
1,050 (71%)
Free school meals
45.3%
English additional lang.
15.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.1
Mean salary
£45,932
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
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
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 703 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 | £5.5m | £5.4m | £4.0m | 72.3% | +£106k | £144k | 2.6% | £7,669 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £5.8m | £4.3m | 72.4% | +£140k | £54k | 0.9% | £7,840 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.3m | £4.7m | 71.3% | +£334k | £132k | 2.0% | £8,808 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£383k
Other costs
£1.2m
3.6%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
6.0%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
5.3%
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 | —* | 35.7 | 48.3% | 20.8% | 26.7% | — | 120 |
* 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 | 34.0 | 20.1 | £39,098 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2021/22 | 32.6 | 22.0 | £38,581 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 41.4 | 18.2 | £37,961 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 38.4 | 19.6 | £42,468 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 49.5 | 15.1 | £45,932 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 18.3% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 744 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 753 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.2% | 3.0% | 2.9% | 716 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 14.9% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 666 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 14.9% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 602 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.1% | 3.4% | 3.1% | 613 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 20.5% | 3.2% | 3.1% | 611 |
| 2021/22 | 11.3% | 7.1% | +4.1pp | 34.2% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 664 |
| 2022/23 | 13.5% | 6.8% | +6.7pp | 42.3% | 7.4% | 6.0% | 756 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 36.4% | 7.6% | 4.0% | 750 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 27.4% | 6.6% | 3.5% | 703 |
4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2019 | — | Good |