Flags
5
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,093.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 45.9%, sickness 13.9 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.2%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
739
Capacity
945 (78%)
Free school meals
50.6%
English additional lang.
14.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
38.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.2
Mean salary
£53,145
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.2%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25 · 783 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 | £6.3m | £5.4m | £3.8m | 60.3% | +£890k | £328k | 5.2% | £8,019 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £5.7m | £3.9m | 63.0% | +£502k | £96k | 1.5% | £8,244 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.6m | 67.2% | +£164k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,093 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£888k
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£723k
3.9%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
2.3%
Premises (total)
6.1%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 38.2 | 50.4% | 26.8% | 22.8% | — | 127 |
* 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 | 54.8 | 14.5 | £40,827 | 22.3% | 3.5% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 50.3 | 15.6 | £41,955 | 45.9% | 0.0% | 13.9 |
| 2022/23 | 38.1 | 19.8 | £50,684 | 25.7% | 11.6% | 9.4 |
| 2023/24 | 35.9 | 20.9 | £47,515 | 14.5% | 5.3% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 38.6 | 19.2 | £53,145 | —% | 7.2% | — |
Overall absence
14.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.3% | 3.9% | 2.0% | 627 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.5% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 680 |
| 2015/16 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.4% | 4.4% | 3.1% | 771 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 20.2% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 786 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 20.8% | 4.6% | 2.3% | 807 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 18.8% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 834 |
| 2020/21 | 11.3% | 4.5% | +6.8pp | 34.3% | 7.8% | 3.5% | 822 |
| 2021/22 | 16.7% | 7.1% | +9.5pp | 52.3% | 8.0% | 8.7% | 813 |
| 2022/23 | 18.2% | 6.8% | +11.4pp | 49.0% | 6.7% | 11.5% | 800 |
| 2023/24 | 17.0% | 6.6% | +10.5pp | 45.9% | 6.1% | 10.9% | 796 |
| 2024/25 | 14.5% | 6.2% | +8.3pp | 39.0% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 783 |
5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2015 | — | Good |