Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£32,500
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-1.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 25.4%.
Elevated: turnover 18.2%, vacancy rate 8.3%, sickness 10.2 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good7 May 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
64
Capacity
100 (64%)
Free school meals
78.1%
English additional lang.
1.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
12.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.3
Mean salary
£55,519
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
14.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
24.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
63.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
12.3%
Unauthorised absence
12.0%
2024/25 · 69 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 | £2.3m | £1.2m | £1.5m | 64.3% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £33,580 |
| 2022/23 | £2.0m | £1.9m | £1.5m | 72.3% | +£148k | £4k | 0.2% | £34,050 |
| 2023/24 | £1.9m | £1.8m | £1.4m | 75.3% | +£38k | -£23k | -1.2% | £32,500 |
Teaching staff
£779k
Support staff
£27k
Premises
£100k
Other costs
£327k
6.2%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
22.7%
Supply staff
2.6%
Catering
6.0%
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 | —* | 9.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 13 |
* 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 | 15.0 | 4.8 | £43,865 | 13.3% | 6.3% | 10.5 |
| 2021/22 | 16.0 | 4.3 | £46,643 | 56.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 13.0 | 4.6 | £48,648 | 38.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 11.0 | 5.3 | £48,560 | 18.2% | 8.3% | 10.2 |
| 2024/25 | 12.0 | 5.3 | £55,519 | —% | 14.3% | — |
Overall absence
24.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
63.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
12.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
12.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 42.6% | 4.4% | +38.3pp | 91.7% | 21.8% | 20.8% | 36 |
| 2014/15 | 28.2% | 4.5% | +23.7pp | 72.0% | 9.1% | 19.1% | 25 |
| 2015/16 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 36.0% | 4.6% | 3.8% | 25 |
| 2016/17 | 11.0% | 4.6% | +6.4pp | 32.7% | 6.8% | 4.1% | 52 |
| 2017/18 | 9.3% | 4.8% | +4.6pp | 21.2% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 66 |
| 2018/19 | 8.6% | 4.6% | +3.9pp | 18.9% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 74 |
| 2020/21 | 9.7% | 4.5% | +5.2pp | 32.9% | 7.7% | 1.9% | 76 |
| 2021/22 | 25.0% | 7.1% | +17.9pp | 62.9% | 21.0% | 4.0% | 70 |
| 2022/23 | 27.9% | 6.8% | +21.0pp | 53.9% | 20.2% | 7.6% | 65 |
| 2023/24 | 25.4% | 6.6% | +18.9pp | 56.7% | 16.3% | 9.2% | 60 |
| 2024/25 | 24.4% | 6.2% | +18.1pp | 63.8% | 12.3% | 12.0% | 69 |
7 May 2025 · Academy First Section 5
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2021 | URN 138429 | Inadequate |