Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,917.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,297
Capacity
1,491 (87%)
Free school meals
39.8%
English additional lang.
8.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
73.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£48,293
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
43.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
10.1%
2024/25 · 1,242 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 | £10.3m | £8.8m | £7.0m | 68.0% | +£1.5m | £739k | 7.1% | £6,865 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £9.8m | £7.6m | 71.5% | +£834k | £918k | 8.6% | £7,220 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £10.5m | £8.0m | 71.1% | +£794k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,918 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£689k
Other costs
£1.8m
3.5%
Admin staff
0.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 35.0 | 41.8% | 25.8% | 3.3% | — | 244 |
* 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 | 85.0 | 17.7 | £40,257 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 88.6 | 17.0 | £42,062 | 16.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 83.4 | 17.6 | £42,584 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 81.4 | 17.5 | £43,601 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 73.9 | 17.5 | £48,293 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
43.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
10.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.6% | 4.6% | 0.3% | 1,227 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.7% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 1,231 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.5% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,254 |
| 2016/17 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1,271 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.6% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 1,289 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.0% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 1,306 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 24.1% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 1,323 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 40.3% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 1,329 |
| 2022/23 | 14.6% | 6.8% | +7.8pp | 44.6% | 6.6% | 8.0% | 1,317 |
| 2023/24 | 16.5% | 6.6% | +9.9pp | 45.9% | 6.2% | 10.3% | 1,290 |
| 2024/25 | 15.3% | 6.2% | +9.1pp | 43.4% | 5.2% | 10.1% | 1,242 |
21 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 2022 | — | Requires improvement |