Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,640.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+14.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.0%.
22 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
995
Capacity
1,326 (75%)
Free school meals
52.7%
English additional lang.
4.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
25.1
Mean salary
£52,027
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.9%
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25 · 1,045 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 | £7.9m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 61.4% | +£1.2m | £15k | 0.2% | £7,561 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.2m | £5.1m | 61.2% | +£1.2m | £15k | 0.2% | £8,162 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £7.7m | £5.8m | 63.9% | +£1.3m | £15k | 0.2% | £8,640 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£965k
Premises
£361k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.7%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
5.9%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 46.9 | 74.6% | 49.7% | 40.5% | — | 185 |
* 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 | 48.6 | 21.2 | £42,336 | 22.6% | 2.0% | 8.2 |
| 2021/22 | 54.0 | 19.3 | £40,751 | 35.8% | 3.6% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 50.0 | 20.6 | £44,062 | 20.8% | 2.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 21.9 | £47,709 | 27.3% | 5.9% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.6 | 25.1 | £52,027 | —% | 7.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 18.6% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1,189 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.0% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 1,148 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.6% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 1,151 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.0% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 1,137 |
| 2017/18 | 9.9% | 4.8% | +5.1pp | 29.0% | 6.3% | 3.6% | 1,140 |
| 2018/19 | 8.9% | 4.6% | +4.3pp | 26.2% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 1,111 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.1% | 4.4% | 2.8% | 1,069 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 32.0% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 1,092 |
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% | +5.3pp | 36.3% | 2.6% | 9.5% | 1,088 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 30.9% | 3.5% | 7.3% | 1,125 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 26.5% | 2.9% | 7.7% | 1,045 |
22 September 2021 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2018 | — | Requires improvement |