Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,756.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-9.5%
of income
In-year balance
-6.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.8% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement20 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,004
Capacity
900 (112%)
Free school meals
32.4%
English additional lang.
8.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.4
Mean salary
£43,459
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 951 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 | £7.1m | £7.0m | £5.4m | 76.3% | +£69k | £62k | 0.9% | £6,801 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 74.2% | +£211k | £26k | 0.3% | £7,379 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 80.7% | -£534k | -£743k | -9.5% | £7,757 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£415k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.7%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
6.4%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 37.1 | 45.3% | 23.5% | 26.3% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 73.8 | 14.1 | £38,082 | 30.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 55.0 | 18.9 | £38,012 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 72.7 | 14.3 | £41,173 | 11.7% | 1.4% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 72.1 | 14.0 | £43,371 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 74.7 | 13.4 | £43,459 | —% | 1.3% | — |
Overall absence
11.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.3% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1,012 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.3% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1,061 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.8% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 1,051 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 17.7% | 5.5% | 1.5% | 1,060 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.2pp | 15.8% | 4.7% | 2.2% | 1,016 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 15.7% | 3.8% | 3.2% | 996 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.9% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 961 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 27.6% | 7.0% | 3.0% | 926 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 31.3% | 7.9% | 4.4% | 933 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 30.7% | 7.7% | 4.6% | 935 |
| 2024/25 | 11.8% | 6.2% | +5.6pp | 31.4% | 7.6% | 4.3% | 951 |
20 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |