Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£38,660.41
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
81.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.1%
of income
In-year balance
-1.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 18.6%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.2% of income.
3 December 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
27.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
4.5
Mean salary
£52,441
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
18.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
53.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.3%
Unauthorised absence
10.2%
2024/25 · 138 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 | £4.3m | £4.2m | £3.4m | 79.4% | +£95k | £505k | 11.7% | £41,511 |
| 2022/23 | £4.1m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 86.1% | -£461k | £44k | 1.1% | £40,206 |
| 2023/24 | £4.4m | £4.4m | £3.5m | 79.9% | +£7k | £51k | 1.2% | £35,418 |
| 2024/25 | £4.8m | £4.8m | £3.9m | 81.0% | -£57k | -£6k | -0.1% | £38,660 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£211k
Other costs
£748k
| 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 | —* | 5.1 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 28 |
* 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 | 24.9 | 4.0 | £42,604 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 26.9 | 3.9 | £44,000 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 9.8 |
| 2022/23 | 24.9 | 4.1 | £44,325 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 24.8 | 5.0 | £51,864 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 27.6 | 4.5 | £52,441 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
18.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
53.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 12.4% | 4.4% | +8.0pp | 49.1% | 5.3% | 7.1% | 53 |
| 2014/15 | 11.6% | 4.5% | +7.1pp | 33.3% | 5.3% | 6.4% | 36 |
| 2015/16 | 26.8% | 4.5% | +22.3pp | 55.6% | 6.0% | 20.8% | 18 |
| 2016/17 | 16.4% | 4.6% | +11.9pp | 45.2% | 8.3% | 8.1% | 42 |
| 2017/18 | 13.1% | 4.8% | +8.3pp | 41.8% | 5.0% | 8.1% | 55 |
| 2018/19 | 15.7% | 4.6% | +11.1pp | 47.4% | 5.7% | 10.1% | 57 |
| 2020/21 | 13.7% | 4.5% | +9.1pp | 40.5% | 7.6% | 6.1% | 79 |
| 2021/22 | 16.1% | 7.1% | +9.0pp | 48.1% | 6.2% | 9.9% | 104 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 41.0% | 5.7% | 6.9% | 105 |
| 2023/24 | 16.3% | 6.6% | +9.7pp | 50.0% | 5.7% | 10.6% | 126 |
| 2024/25 | 18.6% | 6.2% | +12.3pp | 53.6% | 8.3% | 10.2% | 138 |
3 December 2014 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Inspected as URN 118140
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Dec 2013 | URN 118140 | Requires improvement |