Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,761.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
Inadequate28 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
InadequateOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£48,781
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 1,425 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 | £10.6m | £8.6m | £6.7m | 63.1% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,198 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £9.3m | £7.2m | 63.9% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,889 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £9.9m | £7.9m | 66.7% | +£1.9m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,761 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£414k
Other costs
£1.6m
| 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 | —* | 33.2 | 44.4% | 25.3% | 8.9% | — | 257 |
* 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 | 80.3 | 18.3 | £39,445 | 22.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 84.0 | 17.5 | £38,454 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2022/23 | 80.8 | 17.7 | £43,178 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 78.9 | 17.0 | £47,741 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 82.0 | 16.1 | £48,781 | —% | 1.2% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.3% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 1,295 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.7% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,312 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 11.1% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1,346 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 12.7% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1,390 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1,447 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.9% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 1,479 |
| 2020/21 | 10.0% | 4.5% | +5.5pp | 32.6% | 6.5% | 3.5% | 1,522 |
| 2021/22 | 14.5% | 7.1% | +7.4pp | 44.8% | 8.8% | 5.8% | 1,511 |
| 2022/23 | 16.6% | 6.8% | +9.8pp | 46.2% | 7.7% | 8.9% | 1,527 |
| 2023/24 | 14.5% | 6.6% | +7.9pp | 43.5% | 7.6% | 6.9% | 1,492 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 35.5% | 6.0% | 5.2% | 1,425 |
28 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspected as URN 136400
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
InadequateLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | URN 136400 | Requires improvement |