Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,648.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
26.9%
of income
In-year balance
+2.6%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 16.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
21 September 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
552
Capacity
1,010 (55%)
Free school meals
53.9%
English additional lang.
42.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
46.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.9
Mean salary
£49,816
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25 · 572 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 | £5.3m | £4.1m | £3.3m | 62.2% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,836 |
| 2022/23 | £3.5m | £2.8m | £2.0m | 56.7% | +£683k | £1.6m | 46.6% | £5,287 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.2m | £3.7m | 69.7% | +£140k | £1.4m | 26.9% | £8,648 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£366k
Premises
£352k
Other costs
£1.1m
7.0%
Admin staff
5.0%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
3.7%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 42.6 | 60.0% | 31.1% | 45.6% | — | 90 |
* 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 | 46.1 | 15.7 | £36,837 | 25.5% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 | 14.7 | £42,237 | 55.4% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 21.6 | — | £42,514 | 16.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 45.0 | 13.7 | £45,750 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2024/25 | 46.4 | 11.9 | £49,816 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 802 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.4% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 797 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 11.5% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 781 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.3% | 3.7% | 1.7% | 799 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 16.9% | 3.8% | 2.6% | 815 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 22.3% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 699 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 37.1% | 4.6% | 6.6% | 661 |
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% | +6.6pp | 39.8% | 5.3% | 8.1% | 661 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 33.9% | 4.4% | 5.8% | 622 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 26.8% | 3.8% | 4.5% | 572 |
21 September 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 15 May 2019 | URN 140586 | Requires improvement |