Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,597.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.2%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
1 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
900
Capacity
1,050 (86%)
Free school meals
38.6%
English additional lang.
52.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£47,935
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 990 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 | £5.2m | £4.8m | £3.6m | 69.0% | +£420k | £181k | 3.5% | £6,756 |
| 2022/23 | £6.2m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 68.8% | +£483k | £400k | 6.5% | £7,737 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.0m | £4.8m | 73.4% | +£466k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,598 |
Teaching staff
£3.2m
Support staff
£932k
Premises
£377k
Other costs
£883k
4.7%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 38.8 | 55.2% | 29.4% | 39.9% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 42.1 | 17.1 | £40,274 | 21.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 40.4 | 19.0 | £42,353 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 47.5 | 16.8 | £42,287 | 26.3% | 4.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 44.2 | 19.3 | £45,530 | 22.2% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 18.5 | £47,935 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 696 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 14.2% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 675 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.3% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 666 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.0% | 3.9% | 2.1% | 665 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 22.3% | 3.9% | 3.2% | 700 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 24.1% | 4.1% | 3.6% | 713 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 16.8% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 740 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 34.6% | 6.6% | 4.1% | 808 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 29.6% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 874 |
| 2023/24 | 9.7% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 31.6% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 954 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 28.2% | 5.6% | 3.5% | 990 |
1 March 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Mar 2013 | — | Outstanding |