Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,188.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+21.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
Elevated: turnover 23.7%, vacancy rate 10.6%, sickness 8.4 days.
8 June 2016 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,013
Capacity
1,150 (88%)
Free school meals
52.5%
English additional lang.
36.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£46,599
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 1,059 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 | £6.9m | £5.1m | £3.9m | 55.9% | +£1.8m | £818k | 11.8% | £7,906 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £6.1m | £4.5m | 56.9% | +£1.8m | £445k | 5.6% | £8,213 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 60.7% | +£2.0m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,188 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£967k
Premises
£143k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 38.7 | 48.5% | 26.7% | 46.1% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 48.6 | 16.5 | £38,490 | 12.3% | 14.1% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 47.2 | 18.5 | £39,269 | 33.9% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 50.2 | 19.1 | £40,351 | 19.8% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 42.2 | 24.2 | £43,703 | 23.7% | 10.6% | 8.4 |
| 2024/25 | 63.0 | 16.1 | £46,599 | —% | 4.5% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 21.9% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 485 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 22.1% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 503 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.0% | 2.5% | 2.4% | 500 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 13.6% | 2.0% | 2.8% | 523 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.0pp | 13.3% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 556 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.4% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 665 |
| 2020/21 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 30.4% | 5.2% | 3.7% | 853 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 30.7% | 5.4% | 4.2% | 912 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 33.3% | 4.8% | 6.1% | 1,017 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 28.3% | 4.3% | 5.9% | 1,063 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 24.0% | 4.6% | 4.1% | 1,059 |
8 June 2016 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2014 | — | Inadequate |