Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,704.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development.
Elevated: turnover 16.1%.
10 May 2023 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
829
Capacity
1,250 (66%)
Free school meals
57.9%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.0
Mean salary
£51,306
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25 · 747 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 | £8.8m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 66.5% | +£574k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,006 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 72.3% | +£361k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,900 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.8m | £6.5m | 71.6% | +£366k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,704 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£479k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.4%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
5.9%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 35.8 | 52.6% | 33.3% | 2.2% | — | 135 |
* 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 | 75.4 | 15.6 | £39,220 | 18.7% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2021/22 | 70.8 | 15.5 | £40,932 | 26.0% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2022/23 | 81.2 | 12.5 | £41,204 | 19.0% | 1.2% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 73.4 | 12.8 | £49,382 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 63.6 | 13.0 | £51,306 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
13.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 14.8% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 674 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.3% | 2.9% | 2.8% | 690 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 2.3% | 3.0% | 759 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 799 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.2pp | 22.1% | 3.0% | 4.9% | 852 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 19.8% | 2.7% | 5.1% | 933 |
| 2020/21 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 22.8% | 3.8% | 3.4% | 994 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5% | 7.1% | +5.4pp | 43.9% | 6.6% | 5.9% | 943 |
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% | +5.6pp | 37.4% | 6.0% | 6.5% | 876 |
| 2023/24 | 13.4% | 6.6% | +6.8pp | 39.8% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 837 |
| 2024/25 | 13.2% | 6.2% | +7.0pp | 37.6% | 5.2% | 8.0% | 747 |
10 May 2023 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec 2019 | — | Inadequate |