Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,961.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 26.1%.
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,452
Capacity
1,580 (92%)
Free school meals
16.7%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 13–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.0
Mean salary
£51,808
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 1,132 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 | £9.9m | £9.3m | £6.9m | 69.4% | +£558k | £538k | 5.4% | £6,251 |
| 2022/23 | £10.4m | £10.3m | £7.6m | 73.4% | +£102k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,486 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.7m | £8.1m | 74.5% | +£156k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,961 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£786k
Premises
£621k
Other costs
£2.0m
5.6%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 43.3 | 65.8% | 37.5% | 13.9% | — | 368 |
* 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 | 88.0 | 17.9 | £41,921 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 88.5 | 17.9 | £43,135 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 90.5 | 17.6 | £44,461 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 89.3 | 17.4 | £48,223 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 76.5 | 19.0 | £51,808 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 16.1% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1,096 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 4.9% | 1.0% | 1,109 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.4% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1,159 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.9% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 1,210 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 21.5% | 6.2% | 1.7% | 1,210 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 21.4% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 1,211 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 20.1% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 1,211 |
| 2021/22 | 14.6% | 7.1% | +7.4pp | 51.6% | 9.5% | 5.1% | 1,224 |
| 2022/23 | 13.7% | 6.8% | +6.9pp | 37.6% | 8.6% | 5.2% | 1,203 |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% | +6.8pp | 38.8% | 7.8% | 5.5% | 1,187 |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 35.2% | 6.8% | 5.8% | 1,132 |
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2012 | URN 113883 | Good |