Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,137.99
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.0%
of income
In-year balance
+22.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
Elevated: turnover 18.2%, vacancy rate 4.7%, sickness 13.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
19 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,078
Capacity
1,350 (80%)
Free school meals
21.1%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£52,859
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 991 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 | £4.6m | £3.6m | £3.1m | 68.0% | +£1.0m | £191k | 4.1% | £4,208 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.0m | £5.1m | 70.9% | +£1.3m | £226k | 3.1% | £6,286 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £6.3m | £5.5m | 67.3% | +£1.8m | £323k | 4.0% | £7,138 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£863k
Premises
£11k
Other costs
£823k
3.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
0.2%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 43.1 | 66.5% | 43.8% | 11.9% | — | 194 |
* 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 | 55.9 | 17.9 | £43,434 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2021/22 | 65.0 | 16.9 | £42,397 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2022/23 | 67.1 | 17.2 | £42,898 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2023/24 | 60.6 | 18.9 | £49,157 | 18.2% | 4.7% | 13.1 |
| 2024/25 | 60.2 | 17.9 | £52,859 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 17.0% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 713 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 18.1% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 636 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.3% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 568 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.6% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 591 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 16.9% | 3.6% | 2.1% | 667 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.5% | 4.5% | 1.8% | 774 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 937 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 34.2% | 6.7% | 3.6% | 1,004 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 35.5% | 5.9% | 5.7% | 1,036 |
| 2023/24 | 12.4% | 6.6% | +5.9pp | 36.3% | 6.3% | 6.1% | 1,059 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 27.9% | 5.2% | 5.3% | 991 |
19 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2020 | — | Requires improvement |