Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,349.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
0.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
19 March 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,047
Capacity
1,050 (100%)
Free school meals
51.1%
English additional lang.
13.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.3
Mean salary
£43,926
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.9%
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25 · 1,116 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 | £8.2m | £7.6m | £5.6m | 67.9% | +£629k | £1.8m | 22.1% | £7,824 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £9.0m | £6.2m | 69.0% | -£29k | £1.5m | 17.0% | £8,366 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £8.9m | £6.7m | 74.9% | +£0 | £0 | 0.0% | £8,350 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£557k
Premises
£511k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.0%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
8.8%
Supply staff
3.3%
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 | — | 36.1 | 46.8% | 29.3% | 12.2% | — | 188 |
| 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 | 68.1 | 15.3 | £39,067 | 29.1% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 60.2 | 17.5 | £39,898 | 29.7% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 59.6 | 18.0 | £40,473 | 33.6% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2023/24 | 56.6 | 18.9 | £43,177 | 29.5% | 1.7% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 54.2 | 19.3 | £43,926 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
8.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 8.3% | 4.8% | +3.5pp | 26.0% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 880 |
| 2018/19 | 7.4% | 4.6% | +2.8pp | 22.7% | 3.2% | 4.2% | 933 |
| 2020/21 | 9.7% | 4.5% | +5.2pp | 29.9% | 4.3% | 5.4% | 1,001 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 39.7% | 5.6% | 6.8% | 1,031 |
| 2022/23 | 14.2% | 6.8% | +7.4pp | 42.2% | 4.3% | 9.8% | 1,087 |
| 2023/24 | 13.9% | 6.6% | +7.3pp | 41.3% | 4.5% | 9.4% | 1,132 |
| 2024/25 | 11.0% | 6.2% | +4.8pp | 33.2% | 2.9% | 8.1% | 1,116 |
19 March 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2022 | — | Inadequate |