Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,559.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.4%
of income
In-year balance
+4.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
12 July 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
736
Capacity
750 (98%)
Free school meals
32.9%
English additional lang.
12.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£48,679
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 769 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 | £5.1m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 69.6% | +£509k | £693k | 13.6% | £6,728 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.5m | £4.0m | 70.9% | +£48k | £741k | 13.2% | £7,316 |
| 2023/24 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 74.4% | +£304k | £1.2m | 19.4% | £8,559 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£949k
Premises
£392k
Other costs
£924k
5.8%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
1.4%
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 | —* | 35.1 | 45.6% | 20.1% | 24.2% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 39.0 | 19.0 | £41,672 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 | 16.4 | £40,588 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 44.9 | 17.1 | £42,876 | 37.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 39.0 | 18.9 | £48,679 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 549 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 16.3% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 527 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.1% | 4.9% | 0.8% | 562 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.3% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 608 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.9% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 657 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 17.6% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 722 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 20.0% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 779 |
| 2021/22 | 10.5% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 35.9% | 8.5% | 1.9% | 802 |
| 2022/23 | 11.1% | 6.8% | +4.3pp | 36.3% | 8.5% | 2.6% | 797 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 32.9% | 7.2% | 2.6% | 790 |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% | +2.9pp | 27.3% | 6.8% | 2.3% | 769 |
12 July 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Feb 2018 | — | Good |