Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,319.5
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.1%
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: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 24.7%, vacancy rate 3.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
26 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
963
Capacity
1,050 (92%)
Free school meals
24.3%
English additional lang.
11.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£46,505
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 957 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 | £5.6m | £4.2m | 82.0% | -£518k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,184 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £6.1m | £4.4m | 75.8% | -£276k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,042 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 68.1% | +£496k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,320 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£210k
Premises
£963k
Other costs
£790k
5.6%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
14.7%
Premises (total)
1.6%
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 | —* | 38.5 | 53.7% | 31.5% | 30.9% | — | 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 | 48.6 | 15.7 | £40,624 | 30.4% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2021/22 | 50.4 | 16.4 | £42,057 | 29.0% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 55.4 | 17.4 | £40,266 | 45.5% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 18.3 | £47,077 | 24.7% | 3.7% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 15.7 | £46,505 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 14.5% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 1,032 |
| 2014/15 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.6% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 1,010 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 894 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.4% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 823 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 14.5% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 778 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 770 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 755 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.1pp | 26.4% | 6.8% | 2.5% | 827 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 22.8% | 5.8% | 3.9% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 27.0% | 6.0% | 4.5% | 933 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 32.3% | 7.3% | 4.3% | 957 |
26 September 2023 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |