Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,874.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.6%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 28.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
16 May 2023 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,022
Capacity
1,350 (76%)
Free school meals
15.2%
English additional lang.
5.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£52,425
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 1,058 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 | £8.4m | £7.6m | £6.2m | 74.1% | +£775k | £817k | 9.7% | £6,459 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.8m | £6.4m | 71.3% | +£198k | £506k | 5.6% | £7,361 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 72.4% | +£386k | £56k | 0.6% | £7,875 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£825k
Premises
£526k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.0%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 45.1 | 72.8% | 51.2% | 49.3% | — | 217 |
* 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 | 75.6 | 17.8 | £44,121 | 9.0% | 1.3% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 79.0 | 16.5 | £42,459 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2022/23 | 68.4 | 17.9 | £43,481 | 20.8% | 1.4% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 70.8 | 16.0 | £45,627 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 54.8 | 18.6 | £52,425 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 13.0% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1,083 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 3.3% | 1.9% | 1,105 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.4% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1,101 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.1% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 1,119 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 1,152 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.0% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1,198 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 17.4% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 1,214 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 31.6% | 7.5% | 2.6% | 1,207 |
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% | +2.9pp | 29.2% | 7.2% | 2.6% | 1,196 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 27.3% | 6.8% | 3.4% | 1,159 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 22.8% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 1,058 |
16 May 2023 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 2022 | — | Inadequate |