Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,461.06
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement8 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
683
Capacity
771 (89%)
Free school meals
46.8%
English additional lang.
28.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,251
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
37.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 739 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 | £4.0m | £4.0m | £3.0m | 73.9% | +£34k | £709k | 17.6% | £7,232 |
| 2022/23 | £815k | £1.2m | £604k | 74.1% | -£346k | £363k | 44.5% | £1,332 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £4.6m | £3.6m | 66.7% | +£839k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,461 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£600k
Premises
£179k
Other costs
£793k
12.1%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
3.3%
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 | —* | 36.5 | 50.4% | 22.0% | 8.9% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 33.2 | 16.7 | £44,056 | 12.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 34.6 | 16.1 | £42,941 | 16.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 33.9 | 18.1 | £43,458 | 22.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 37.5 | 17.1 | £49,113 | 2.7% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 40.9 | 16.7 | £50,251 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
37.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 20.4% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 665 |
| 2014/15 | 7.4% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 27.1% | 5.8% | 1.7% | 643 |
| 2015/16 | 8.4% | 4.5% | +3.9pp | 28.3% | 5.9% | 2.5% | 605 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 25.8% | 5.1% | 2.3% | 609 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 23.1% | 4.6% | 2.4% | 601 |
| 2018/19 | 9.2% | 4.6% | +4.6pp | 29.5% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 606 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 24.8% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 605 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 33.7% | 5.5% | 4.8% | 611 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 37.3% | 5.8% | 5.1% | 668 |
| 2023/24 | 11.8% | 6.6% | +5.3pp | 39.9% | 5.8% | 6.1% | 705 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 37.1% | 6.3% | 5.5% | 739 |
8 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jun 2018 | URN 119721 | Requires improvement |