Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,225.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Elevated: turnover 19.4%, sickness 8.1 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
23 April 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,270
Capacity
1,982 (64%)
Free school meals
23.9%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£48,219
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,038 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 | £8.9m | £7.8m | £6.1m | 68.7% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,485 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 68.8% | +£756k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,047 |
| 2023/24 | £9.4m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 75.7% | +£133k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,226 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£168k
Premises
£468k
Other costs
£1.7m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
8.6%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 41.6 | 54.0% | 32.6% | 45.6% | — | 215 |
* 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 | 76.9 | 17.9 | £42,396 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 10.2 |
| 2021/22 | 79.9 | 17.2 | £43,477 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 15.9 |
| 2022/23 | 86.3 | 15.3 | £41,805 | 14.0% | 2.3% | 9.3 |
| 2023/24 | 86.1 | 15.1 | £41,710 | 19.4% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 80.1 | 15.9 | £48,219 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 15.0% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 1,017 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.8% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 953 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 10.5% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 971 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.1% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,001 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 16.9% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 1,064 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.6% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 1,104 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 20.3% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 1,205 |
| 2021/22 | 14.3% | 7.1% | +7.2pp | 47.3% | 10.2% | 4.2% | 1,235 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 34.2% | 8.7% | 2.8% | 1,212 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 31.7% | 7.8% | 3.5% | 1,091 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 30.4% | 7.7% | 3.4% | 1,038 |
23 April 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 May 2022 | — | Inadequate |