Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,150.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+7.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
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Requires improvement13 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
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Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
937
Capacity
1,000 (94%)
Free school meals
41.7%
English additional lang.
18.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£47,177
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 993 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 | £4.9m | £5.8m | £4.2m | 86.4% | -£901k | -£377k | -7.7% | £6,203 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 77.6% | -£146k | -£1.1m | -18.2% | £6,654 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.9m | £5.2m | 70.0% | +£568k | £4k | 0.1% | £8,151 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£956k
Other costs
£717k
5.1%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
0.8%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 36.3 | 46.9% | 26.9% | 50.6% | — | 160 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018/19 | 43.7 | 18.4 | £36,381 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2019/20 | 39.4 | 20.8 | £37,787 | 2.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 36.0 | 24.9 | £42,436 | 8.3% | 2.7% | — |
| 2023/24 | 55.4 | 16.5 | £46,076 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 52.0 | 18.0 | £47,177 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 18.6% | 4.5% | 2.6% | 924 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 18.4% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 886 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.9% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 900 |
| 2016/17 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 18.0% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 938 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 19.5% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 867 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 19.6% | 3.7% | 3.8% | 839 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.5% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 836 |
| 2021/22 | 12.8% | 7.1% | +5.7pp | 36.8% | 7.3% | 5.5% | 857 |
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% | +6.9pp | 37.9% | 6.7% | 7.0% | 937 |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% | +6.7pp | 35.2% | 5.6% | 7.7% | 989 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 28.8% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 993 |
13 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |