Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£21,701.75
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.6%
of income
In-year balance
+5.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Elevated: turnover 25.4%.
Elevated: sickness 10.9 days.
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
239
Capacity
180 (133%)
Free school meals
55.2%
English additional lang.
2.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–17
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
25.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
9.5
Mean salary
£49,876
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 245 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 | £3.6m | £3.6m | £2.6m | 72.1% | +£11k | £427k | 11.8% | £18,202 |
| 2022/23 | £4.3m | £3.7m | £3.0m | 70.7% | +£594k | £297k | 6.9% | £20,374 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £4.7m | £3.4m | 68.9% | +£279k | £576k | 11.6% | £21,702 |
Teaching staff
£1.5m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£68k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
1.4%
Premises (total)
4.1%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
8.0%
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 | —* | 0.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 41 |
* 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 | 21.2 | 8.4 | £43,652 | 21.5% | 4.5% | 18.9 |
| 2021/22 | 21.6 | 9.2 | £40,694 | 32.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 22.6 | 9.3 | £44,361 | 25.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 21.4 | 10.6 | £50,413 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2024/25 | 25.2 | 9.5 | £49,876 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 102 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 24.8% | 5.7% | 1.2% | 105 |
| 2015/16 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 24.8% | 6.7% | 1.9% | 109 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 26.4% | 6.6% | 1.2% | 106 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 21.3% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 122 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 22.3% | 5.0% | 2.8% | 148 |
| 2020/21 | 20.8% | 4.5% | +16.2pp | 73.8% | 19.2% | 1.6% | 183 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 25.8% | 7.0% | 1.4% | 198 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 26.9% | 6.5% | 1.5% | 219 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 30.1% | 7.5% | 2.7% | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 32.2% | 8.1% | 2.1% | 245 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2021 | URN 106280 | Inadequate |