Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,561.72
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+19.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.2%.
23 January 2018 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
857
Capacity
1,100 (78%)
Free school meals
53.7%
English additional lang.
5.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
46.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£55,710
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
41.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
8.2%
2024/25 · 903 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 | £7.3m | £6.2m | £4.8m | 66.0% | +£1.2m | £174k | 2.4% | £8,148 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £6.4m | £5.0m | 62.4% | +£1.6m | £116k | 1.5% | £8,879 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £6.8m | £5.5m | 64.9% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,562 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£174k
Other costs
£1.2m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 35.9 | 42.8% | 27.0% | 11.3% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 54.5 | 16.6 | £43,821 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 52.7 | 17.0 | £44,415 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 51.5 | 17.4 | £48,478 | 16.5% | 5.5% | 2.6 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 18.5 | £51,695 | 12.0% | 4.0% | 2.4 |
| 2024/25 | 46.7 | 18.4 | £55,710 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
14.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
41.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 22.3% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 915 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 21.4% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 909 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.0% | 3.2% | 3.3% | 879 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 16.9% | 2.8% | 3.4% | 847 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 15.8% | 2.5% | 3.5% | 839 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.3% | 2.3% | 3.6% | 861 |
| 2020/21 | 10.9% | 4.5% | +6.4pp | 30.6% | 5.6% | 5.3% | 936 |
| 2021/22 | 12.8% | 7.1% | +5.7pp | 37.5% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 925 |
| 2022/23 | 12.9% | 6.8% | +6.1pp | 38.3% | 4.2% | 8.8% | 941 |
| 2023/24 | 14.9% | 6.6% | +8.4pp | 43.7% | 4.2% | 10.7% | 930 |
| 2024/25 | 14.2% | 6.2% | +8.0pp | 41.5% | 5.9% | 8.2% | 903 |
23 January 2018 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2016 | — | Inadequate |