Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,108.48
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+15.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
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
Good8 October 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,806
Capacity
2,220 (81%)
Free school meals
25.8%
English additional lang.
63.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 4–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
100.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£44,254
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.
25.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 1,935 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 | £12.7m | £11.1m | £8.6m | 67.7% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,408 |
| 2022/23 | £13.8m | £12.0m | £9.4m | 68.6% | +£1.8m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,702 |
| 2023/24 | £14.1m | £11.9m | £9.3m | 65.7% | +£2.1m | £95k | 0.7% | £7,108 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£552k
Other costs
£2.1m
3.2%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
3.6%
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 | —* | 36.4 | 49.3% | 28.1% | 12.5% | — | 359 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 65.0% | 63.0% | 61.0% | 51.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 55.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 37.0% | — |
| 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 | 101.6 | 17.9 | £33,693 | 22.1% | 2.9% | 6.9 |
| 2021/22 | 111.0 | 17.9 | £37,893 | 43.7% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 90.6 | 22.7 | £39,260 | 38.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 7.3 |
| 2024/25 | 100.9 | 17.9 | £44,254 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 16.7% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 162 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.5% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 430 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 768 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 1,681 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 32.6% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 1,912 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 31.0% | 6.2% | 4.4% | 2,050 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 27.4% | 4.2% | 5.0% | 2,136 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 25.6% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 1,935 |
8 October 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2022 | — | Inadequate |