Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
—
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
12.1%
of income
In-year balance
-4.9%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
29 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
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Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,285
Capacity
1,275 (101%)
Free school meals
13.6%
English additional lang.
12.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£46,561
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,319 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 | £7.9m | £7.6m | £6.0m | 75.7% | +£268k | £716k | 9.1% | £6,242 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 77.5% | -£100k | £616k | 7.3% | £6,622 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.8m | £2.8m | 76.7% | -£178k | £438k | 12.1% | — |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£469k
Premises
£243k
Other costs
£780k
16.3%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 52.6 | 78.9% | 56.7% | 23.5% | — | 247 |
* 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 | 72.2 | 17.6 | £44,050 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 71.3 | 17.7 | £45,826 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 71.3 | 17.7 | £45,967 | 18.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 79.3 | 16.0 | £44,506 | 17.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 78.9 | 16.3 | £46,561 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 7.5% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,227 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 1,248 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 9.2% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 1,268 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 12.5% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,278 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 12.9% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 1,302 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.0% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 1,283 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.2% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1,294 |
| 2021/22 | 7.9% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 23.5% | 7.2% | 0.7% | 1,289 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 22.3% | 7.3% | 0.9% | 1,293 |
| 2023/24 | 8.3% | 6.6% | +1.7pp | 21.4% | 7.0% | 1.2% | 1,306 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 20.9% | 7.1% | 1.4% | 1,319 |
29 October 2019 · Exempt School Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2011 | URN 106133 | Outstanding |