Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,596.35
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.5%.
Elevated: turnover 24.8%, sickness 11.4 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,108
Capacity
1,632 (68%)
Free school meals
40.5%
English additional lang.
4.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£47,277
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 1,119 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 | £6.8m | £7.2m | £5.2m | 76.4% | -£377k | -£2.1m | -30.6% | £6,375 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.9m | £5.8m | 71.5% | +£273k | -£2.2m | -26.4% | £7,681 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.3m | £6.3m | 75.9% | +£59k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,596 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£577k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.2%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
4.0%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 41.0 | 62.4% | 40.0% | 31.2% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 57.0 | 17.4 | £43,402 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 59.6 | 17.9 | £41,137 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 61.4 | 17.3 | £43,303 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 63.0 | 17.4 | £45,773 | 24.8% | 1.6% | 11.4 |
| 2024/25 | 65.6 | 16.9 | £47,277 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.3pp | 21.3% | 6.2% | 0.5% | 1,223 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 23.0% | 6.2% | 0.9% | 1,166 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 19.2% | 4.9% | 1.7% | 1,142 |
| 2016/17 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.5pp | 24.9% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 1,075 |
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.5pp | 26.2% | 6.1% | 2.2% | 1,091 |
| 2018/19 | 12.5% | 4.6% | +7.9pp | 37.0% | 7.1% | 5.5% | 1,060 |
| 2020/21 | 9.0% | 4.5% | +4.5pp | 27.0% | 6.3% | 2.7% | 947 |
| 2021/22 | 12.5% | 7.1% | +5.4pp | 40.0% | 6.6% | 6.0% | 1,032 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 37.3% | 6.3% | 5.0% | 1,068 |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 38.1% | 6.8% | 5.8% | 1,118 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 34.1% | 6.3% | 5.3% | 1,119 |
4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |