Flags
5
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,255.53
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
65.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-112.7%
of income
In-year balance
+8.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.3% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
481
Capacity
955 (50%)
Free school meals
30.4%
English additional lang.
6.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
31.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£48,544
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25 · 448 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 | £3.3m | £3.8m | £3.0m | 89.9% | -£512k | -£5.3m | -161.9% | £6,703 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £3.8m | £2.8m | 79.8% | -£218k | -£5.5m | -156.8% | £7,217 |
| 2023/24 | £3.7m | £4.1m | £3.0m | 81.5% | -£417k | -£6.0m | -161.9% | £6,948 |
| 2024/25 | £4.9m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 65.5% | +£404k | -£5.6m | -112.7% | £10,256 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£521k
Premises
£302k
Other costs
£994k
5.5%
Admin staff
4.3%
Energy
3.6%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
1.1%
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 | —* | 41.0 | 53.4% | 33.6% | 32.2% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 37.2 | 12.4 | £44,486 | 6.9% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 37.9 | 13.0 | £45,911 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 12.2 |
| 2022/23 | 33.2 | 14.8 | £48,012 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2023/24 | 33.0 | 16.0 | £50,448 | 25.4% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 31.6 | 15.2 | £48,544 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 20.8% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 413 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 16.8% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 352 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.8% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 319 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 309 |
| 2017/18 | 7.8% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 25.1% | 5.2% | 2.6% | 334 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 22.0% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 386 |
| 2020/21 | 8.8% | 4.5% | +4.3pp | 23.8% | 6.1% | 2.6% | 395 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 28.0% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 439 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 31.2% | 5.5% | 3.7% | 446 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 31.8% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 478 |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 33.5% | 6.8% | 5.9% | 448 |
13 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jun 2019 | — | Good |