Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,439.39
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.0%.
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 improvement10 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
951
Capacity
1,080 (88%)
Free school meals
26.5%
English additional lang.
18.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.3
Mean salary
£52,447
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.
31.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.2%
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25 · 861 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 | £4.4m | £3.4m | 64.7% | +£765k | -£290k | -5.6% | £7,180 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.2m | £3.9m | 67.1% | +£587k | £14k | 0.2% | £7,529 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £4.4m | 64.6% | +£286k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,439 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£901k
Premises
£428k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 37.0 | 45.3% | 26.7% | 16.9% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 38.1 | 17.4 | £38,179 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 41.8 | 17.3 | £38,374 | 27.5% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2022/23 | 45.2 | 16.9 | £40,787 | 30.1% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 47.1 | 19.6 | £45,378 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.7 | 21.3 | £52,447 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 20.4% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 514 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 20.1% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 497 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.2% | 3.9% | 2.5% | 660 |
| 2021/22 | 13.0% | 7.1% | +5.8pp | 40.7% | 7.1% | 5.8% | 783 |
| 2022/23 | 13.9% | 6.8% | +7.1pp | 43.3% | 6.6% | 7.4% | 829 |
| 2023/24 | 13.0% | 6.6% | +6.4pp | 39.5% | 7.5% | 5.5% | 891 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 31.8% | 7.2% | 4.4% | 861 |
10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 2022 | — | Requires improvement |