Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£8,767.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+20.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 37.9%, sickness 8.9 days.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.6%.
4 June 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
762
Capacity
900 (85%)
Free school meals
48.2%
English additional lang.
33.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
42.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£46,125
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
18.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
45.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
11.1%
2024/25 · 835 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 | £5.7m | £4.7m | £3.8m | 66.4% | +£997k | £30k | 0.5% | £7,436 |
| 2022/23 | £6.6m | £5.1m | £4.0m | 61.1% | +£1.5m | £161k | 2.5% | £8,026 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £6.1m | £4.8m | 62.9% | +£1.5m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,768 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£849k
Premises
£138k
Other costs
£1.2m
3.5%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
5.7%
Supply staff
2.7%
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 | —* | 37.0 | 45.0% | 31.0% | 40.9% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 45.2 | 15.8 | £38,339 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 | 16.6 | £39,119 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 53.5 | 15.3 | £41,068 | 32.0% | 3.6% | 9.6 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 20.3 | £46,700 | 37.9% | 2.3% | 8.9 |
| 2024/25 | 42.0 | 18.2 | £46,125 | —% | 4.6% | — |
Overall absence
18.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
45.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
11.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 535 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.1% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 517 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.2% | 3.4% | 3.2% | 571 |
| 2016/17 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 15.6% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 630 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 16.6% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 640 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 19.9% | 3.0% | 4.4% | 650 |
| 2020/21 | 9.8% | 4.5% | +5.3pp | 29.1% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 784 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 29.2% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 855 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 34.5% | 4.0% | 7.3% | 915 |
| 2023/24 | 14.7% | 6.6% | +8.2pp | 44.5% | 5.9% | 8.9% | 947 |
| 2024/25 | 18.8% | 6.2% | +12.6pp | 45.0% | 7.6% | 11.1% | 835 |
4 June 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 26 Feb 2020 | — | Requires improvement |