Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,097.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.1%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 13.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate28 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
800
Capacity
900 (89%)
Free school meals
46.3%
English additional lang.
11.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
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.
13.0
Mean salary
£45,576
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 847 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 | £6.5m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 71.5% | +£554k | £299k | 4.6% | £7,667 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 71.8% | +£447k | £305k | 4.3% | £8,266 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.2m | £5.5m | 72.7% | +£408k | £313k | 4.1% | £9,097 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£924k
Premises
£459k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.0%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
2.2%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 37.7 | 51.3% | 25.0% | 20.6% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 54.4 | 14.5 | £42,725 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 59.7 | 14.2 | £41,607 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 60.3 | 14.2 | £41,807 | 37.4% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2023/24 | 60.4 | 13.8 | £45,871 | 43.2% | 0.0% | 10.5 |
| 2024/25 | 61.4 | 13.0 | £45,576 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 19.6% | 3.8% | 2.8% | 636 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 13.2% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 644 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.1% | 3.1% | 2.1% | 658 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.9% | 3.2% | 2.0% | 629 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 15.4% | 3.6% | 1.9% | 664 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 20.0% | 3.8% | 2.9% | 756 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.1% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 812 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 29.8% | 6.2% | 3.7% | 889 |
| 2022/23 | 14.3% | 6.8% | +7.5pp | 41.6% | 6.5% | 7.8% | 926 |
| 2023/24 | 13.9% | 6.6% | +7.4pp | 41.9% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 893 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 29.2% | 5.1% | 5.7% | 847 |
28 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2022 | — | Requires improvement |