Flags
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Per-pupil income
£2,220.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
22.1%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.2%.
13 July 2021 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,111
Capacity
1,150 (97%)
Free school meals
27.2%
English additional lang.
25.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.2
Mean salary
£48,677
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 938 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 | £6.0m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 72.4% | +£416k | £437k | 7.3% | £6,834 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £6.4m | £5.1m | 73.8% | +£462k | £612k | 8.9% | £7,037 |
| 2023/24 | £2.4m | £2.3m | £1.7m | 71.3% | +£162k | £540k | 22.1% | £2,220 |
Teaching staff
£1.3m
Support staff
£366k
Premises
£81k
Other costs
£457k
3.7%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
0.3%
Supply staff
3.6%
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 | —* | 43.7 | 62.5% | 39.2% | 21.0% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 47.3 | 18.0 | £39,112 | 27.1% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 56.7 | 15.4 | £40,622 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 61.9 | 15.8 | £39,789 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 71.0 | 15.5 | £43,728 | 15.2% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 78.4 | 14.2 | £48,677 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.7% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 149 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 13.2% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 341 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 19.4% | 5.0% | 2.1% | 551 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.8% | 5.2% | 2.1% | 882 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 33.1% | 7.4% | 3.5% | 870 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 28.6% | 6.1% | 4.0% | 903 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 28.0% | 6.4% | 3.9% | 962 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2% | 6.2% | +4.0pp | 28.9% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 938 |
13 July 2021 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2019 | — | Inadequate |