Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,885.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 19.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.0%.
5 July 2022 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
738
Capacity
825 (89%)
Free school meals
63.3%
English additional lang.
4.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
56.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.0
Mean salary
£48,195
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
44.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
10.1%
2024/25 · 797 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 | £6.3m | £4.5m | 61.3% | +£1.0m | £991k | 13.6% | £7,815 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.5m | £5.3m | 63.9% | +£752k | £1.4m | 16.8% | £8,939 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £8.2m | £5.9m | 69.0% | +£307k | £0 | 0.0% | £9,886 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£892k
Premises
£390k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.2%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
7.0%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 33.1 | 50.4% | 29.9% | 5.5% | — | 127 |
* 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 | 44.0 | 20.6 | £37,681 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 54.0 | 17.2 | £40,072 | 50.7% | 0.0% | 1.3 |
| 2022/23 | 49.6 | 18.6 | £39,711 | 37.1% | 2.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 14.9 | £44,725 | 20.8% | 6.5% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 56.9 | 13.0 | £48,195 | —% | 5.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
44.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.1% | 4.4% | +3.8pp | 28.1% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 761 |
| 2014/15 | 12.2% | 4.5% | +7.7pp | 44.6% | 6.4% | 5.8% | 736 |
| 2015/16 | 10.3% | 4.5% | +5.8pp | 34.4% | 5.7% | 4.6% | 759 |
| 2016/17 | 9.4% | 4.6% | +4.8pp | 32.1% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 729 |
| 2017/18 | 9.6% | 4.8% | +4.8pp | 33.3% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 776 |
| 2018/19 | 10.5% | 4.6% | +5.8pp | 33.2% | 4.0% | 6.5% | 819 |
| 2020/21 | 13.2% | 4.5% | +8.7pp | 41.4% | 6.6% | 6.6% | 976 |
| 2021/22 | 16.1% | 7.1% | +9.0pp | 50.4% | 7.2% | 8.9% | 1,004 |
| 2022/23 | 18.9% | 6.8% | +12.1pp | 51.5% | 5.5% | 13.4% | 969 |
| 2023/24 | 19.5% | 6.6% | +12.9pp | 52.1% | 6.0% | 13.6% | 916 |
| 2024/25 | 15.3% | 6.2% | +9.1pp | 44.5% | 5.2% | 10.1% | 797 |
5 July 2022 · Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 18 May 2017 | — | Good |