Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,795.4
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-73.6%
of income
In-year balance
+7.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 8.8% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.2%.
22 March 2022 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
456
Capacity
520 (88%)
Free school meals
63.5%
English additional lang.
13.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
29.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£51,359
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 463 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 | £3.6m | £4.2m | £3.2m | 90.2% | -£620k | -£3.7m | -102.8% | £10,443 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £4.1m | £3.1m | 82.3% | -£299k | -£4.0m | -104.8% | £10,443 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £4.5m | £3.3m | 80.6% | -£361k | -£4.3m | -106.1% | £9,917 |
| 2024/25 | £5.4m | £5.0m | £3.7m | 69.7% | +£385k | -£4.0m | -73.6% | £11,795 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£273k
Other costs
£972k
2.8%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 42.7 | 55.6% | 24.1% | 20.4% | — | 54 |
* 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 | 35.4 | 8.8 | £42,901 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 31.6 | 10.9 | £41,363 | 32.5% | 0.0% | 0.5 |
| 2022/23 | 26.3 | 13.8 | £43,530 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 25.7 | 16.0 | £51,568 | 4.3% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2024/25 | 29.9 | 15.3 | £51,359 | —% | 3.2% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 445 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 10.7% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 402 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 3.1% | 1.7% | 356 |
| 2016/17 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 25.4% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 338 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 17.8% | 2.9% | 4.2% | 338 |
| 2018/19 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 20.7% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 338 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 17.2% | 3.3% | 2.0% | 325 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 28.9% | 4.2% | 4.1% | 370 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.0% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 403 |
| 2023/24 | 8.6% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 27.8% | 3.6% | 4.9% | 439 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 22.5% | 3.1% | 5.0% | 463 |
22 March 2022 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 9 Oct 2018 | — | Inadequate |