Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,884.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-27.0%
of income
In-year balance
-7.7%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.7% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good26 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
562
Capacity
600 (94%)
Free school meals
37.5%
English additional lang.
3.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£49,974
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 571 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 | £3.7m | £3.7m | £2.7m | 71.8% | -£7k | -£271k | -7.3% | £6,828 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £4.0m | £2.8m | 69.6% | +£26k | -£543k | -13.4% | £7,323 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 79.8% | -£334k | -£1.2m | -27.0% | £7,884 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£474k
Premises
£320k
Other costs
£895k
5.8%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
2.8%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
5.8%
Supply staff
4.5%
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 | —* | 43.9 | 60.9% | 40.2% | 42.4% | — | 92 |
* 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 | 35.5 | 15.0 | £42,818 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 33.5 | 16.3 | £42,534 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 35.0 | 15.8 | £44,824 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 35.2 | 15.7 | £48,046 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 35.8 | 15.7 | £49,974 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 18.7% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 460 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.9% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 458 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 20.0% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 451 |
| 2016/17 | 8.1% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 27.6% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 450 |
| 2017/18 | 8.6% | 4.8% | +3.8pp | 31.8% | 5.3% | 3.3% | 481 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 24.9% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 514 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 22.4% | 4.1% | 3.0% | 540 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.4pp | 39.1% | 5.9% | 4.7% | 573 |
| 2022/23 | 11.9% | 6.8% | +5.1pp | 39.4% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 568 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 31.3% | 5.5% | 4.3% | 562 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 26.8% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 571 |
26 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2022 | — | Requires improvement |