Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,580.05
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-32.2%
of income
In-year balance
-8.5%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 12.8% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -26.3%.
Reserves fell from -10.2% to -32.2% over 3 years
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.9%.
Elevated: turnover 22.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement29 April 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
874
Capacity
1,053 (83%)
Free school meals
38.3%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£50,584
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 834 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 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.7m | 74.8% | -£16k | -£505k | -10.2% | £6,687 |
| 2022/23 | £5.9m | £6.3m | £4.4m | 74.7% | -£404k | -£909k | -15.4% | £7,416 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £7.6m | £5.4m | 79.9% | -£866k | -£1.8m | -26.3% | £8,128 |
| 2024/25 | £7.5m | £8.1m | £6.1m | 81.2% | -£637k | -£2.4m | -32.2% | £8,580 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£767k
Premises
£511k
Other costs
£1.5m
4.3%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
6.6%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
5.1%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 39.7 | 50.0% | 28.4% | 5.4% | — | 148 |
* 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 | 43.2 | 16.3 | £39,487 | 30.7% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 52.0 | 14.3 | £41,840 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2022/23 | 57.8 | 13.7 | £41,011 | 30.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 19.2 | £42,671 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 62.8 | 13.9 | £50,584 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 19.6% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 557 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 20.1% | 5.3% | 1.1% | 576 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.5% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 564 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 561 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 553 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.9% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 544 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.5% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 632 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 42.0% | 8.6% | 3.0% | 674 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 34.2% | 7.4% | 2.0% | 736 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.0pp | 19.2% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 785 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 19.4% | 4.8% | 1.8% | 834 |
29 April 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2018 | — | Good |