Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,088.24
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-10.7%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good23 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
392
Capacity
400 (98%)
Free school meals
33.2%
English additional lang.
15.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
20.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£42,881
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 413 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 | £2.6m | £2.1m | £1.6m | 60.0% | +£520k | -£104k | -4.0% | £8,118 |
| 2022/23 | £2.8m | £2.8m | £1.9m | 67.2% | -£13k | -£117k | -4.2% | £7,997 |
| 2023/24 | £3.0m | £2.8m | £2.2m | 71.7% | +£199k | -£324k | -10.7% | £8,088 |
Teaching staff
£1.6m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£161k
Other costs
£495k
15.0%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 39.0 | 52.6% | 25.0% | 19.7% | — | 76 |
* 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 | 17.1 | 20.6 | £35,429 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2021/22 | 17.6 | 18.4 | £40,126 | 28.9% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2022/23 | 17.6 | 19.9 | £41,579 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 17.5 | 21.4 | £40,614 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 20.5 | 19.1 | £42,881 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 19.5% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 621 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 16.5% | 5.1% | 1.1% | 528 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.3% | 5.1% | 1.4% | 487 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 19.2% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 432 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 16.8% | 4.0% | 2.5% | 382 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 21.0% | 5.1% | 2.1% | 385 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 28.7% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 373 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 29.5% | 6.2% | 2.5% | 359 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 31.4% | 6.7% | 3.9% | 385 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 33.7% | 7.2% | 3.5% | 398 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 30.3% | 6.2% | 3.8% | 413 |
23 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Feb 2023 | — | Requires improvement |