Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,746.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
8 December 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
This inspection is over 9 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
739
Capacity
900 (82%)
Free school meals
31.5%
English additional lang.
17.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£49,690
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 794 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 | £3.6m | £3.3m | £2.6m | 72.9% | +£272k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,186 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.9m | 76.8% | +£124k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,767 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.3m | £3.5m | 76.0% | +£236k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,747 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£749k
Premises
£290k
Other costs
£573k
5.6%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 42.8 | 57.7% | 34.2% | 18.0% | — | 111 |
* 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 | 26.9 | 18.7 | £39,136 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 23.9 | 20.9 | £42,148 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 15.1 |
| 2022/23 | 30.7 | 18.1 | £41,664 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2023/24 | 34.9 | 19.4 | £48,714 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 40.3 | 18.3 | £49,690 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 22.6% | 3.9% | 2.7% | 478 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.1% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 461 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.6% | 4.8% | 1.6% | 425 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.0% | 3.4% | 2.6% | 443 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 12.2% | 3.0% | 2.0% | 469 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.5% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 461 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.4% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 528 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 30.8% | 7.0% | 2.8% | 532 |
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% | +0.9pp | 21.6% | 4.5% | 3.2% | 592 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 25.0% | 4.2% | 4.0% | 739 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 25.1% | 4.5% | 4.3% | 794 |
8 December 2016 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 5
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jan 2015 | — | Inadequate |