Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,104.55
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.5%
of income
In-year balance
+5.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,041
Capacity
907 (115%)
Free school meals
42.4%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£49,448
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.
30.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 881 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 | £7.6m | £7.0m | £5.2m | 68.7% | +£528k | £1.1m | 15.2% | £6,543 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.9m | £5.7m | 69.5% | +£330k | £907k | 11.0% | £7,028 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.4m | £6.2m | 69.4% | +£493k | £934k | 10.5% | £8,105 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£917k
Premises
£237k
Other costs
£2.0m
2.8%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
6.4%
Supply staff
4.6%
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 | —* | 42.1 | 58.9% | 33.1% | 12.3% | — | 163 |
* 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 | 67.8 | 17.5 | £43,774 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 66.6 | 17.4 | £43,096 | 10.0% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 70.3 | 16.6 | £43,312 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 65.1 | 16.9 | £48,600 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 64.1 | 16.2 | £49,448 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 12.0% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 856 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.7% | 3.5% | 1.1% | 872 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.7% | 3.7% | 1.1% | 877 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.7% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 893 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 14.9% | 4.1% | 2.2% | 924 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.2% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 940 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 950 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 37.7% | 8.3% | 3.1% | 931 |
| 2022/23 | 11.8% | 6.8% | +5.0pp | 33.3% | 7.1% | 4.7% | 951 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.2pp | 31.7% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 938 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 30.0% | 6.6% | 5.2% | 881 |
21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |