Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,201.55
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
59.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+25.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,032
Capacity
1,050 (98%)
Free school meals
32.8%
English additional lang.
10.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
58.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£47,859
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 1,084 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 | £6.6m | £5.3m | £4.3m | 65.9% | +£1.3m | £294k | 4.5% | £6,481 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £5.6m | £4.6m | 61.7% | +£1.8m | £263k | 3.5% | £7,159 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £6.3m | £5.0m | 59.6% | +£2.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,202 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£932k
Premises
£174k
Other costs
£1.1m
3.2%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
4.5%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 43.3 | 61.5% | 41.0% | 48.8% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 56.1 | 17.9 | £39,749 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 58.0 | 17.5 | £40,121 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 58.6 | 17.7 | £42,169 | 23.6% | 4.9% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 52.5 | 19.7 | £46,562 | 14.5% | 3.7% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 58.4 | 17.7 | £47,859 | —% | 1.7% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 1,063 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.3% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 1,055 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.4% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 1,059 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.8% | 1.6% | 4.2% | 1,023 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 17.2% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 995 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 1.4% | 4.2% | 984 |
| 2020/21 | 9.4% | 4.5% | +4.9pp | 26.4% | 6.3% | 3.0% | 1,046 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 33.1% | 6.6% | 4.9% | 1,064 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 30.8% | 6.6% | 4.7% | 1,082 |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% | +5.6pp | 31.9% | 5.8% | 6.4% | 1,083 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 27.2% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 1,084 |
4 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |