Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,024.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+7.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,582
Capacity
1,590 (99%)
Free school meals
32.6%
English additional lang.
6.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£45,892
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 1,647 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 | £10.2m | £7.9m | £6.1m | 59.6% | +£2.3m | £197k | 1.9% | £7,052 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £9.9m | £8.4m | 73.9% | +£1.4m | £118k | 1.0% | £7,756 |
| 2023/24 | £12.3m | £11.4m | £9.3m | 76.2% | +£897k | -£87k | -0.7% | £8,025 |
Teaching staff
£6.4m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£452k
Other costs
£1.6m
9.1%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 36.9 | 41.3% | 24.6% | 8.3% | — | 264 |
* 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 | 89.5 | 15.6 | £39,225 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 90.4 | 16.0 | £39,177 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 96.7 | 15.1 | £40,992 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 97.3 | 15.7 | £40,892 | 13.3% | 1.0% | 8.6 |
| 2024/25 | 86.5 | 18.3 | £45,892 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.7% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 22.4% | 5.0% | 1.7% | 1,265 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.7% | 5.2% | 1.6% | 1,227 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 21.5% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 1,201 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 21.4% | 5.1% | 1.8% | 1,268 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 19.0% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 1,336 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.6% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 1,373 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 22.7% | 5.5% | 1.5% | 1,451 |
| 2021/22 | 13.5% | 7.1% | +6.4pp | 43.2% | 10.2% | 3.3% | 1,509 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 37.1% | 7.8% | 4.8% | 1,530 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 36.0% | 6.9% | 5.7% | 1,612 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 29.5% | 6.1% | 5.2% | 1,647 |
3 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2022 | — | Requires improvement |