Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,537.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
38.0%
of income
In-year balance
+18.1%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
19 September 2023 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,576
Capacity
1,603 (98%)
Free school meals
7.5%
English additional lang.
1.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£51,971
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,198 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 | £8.4m | £6.8m | 82.3% | -£230k | £2.4m | 29.1% | £5,188 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £7.3m | 79.1% | +£43k | £2.4m | 26.2% | £5,738 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £9.7m | £7.7m | 65.3% | +£2.1m | £4.5m | 38.0% | £7,538 |
Teaching staff
£6.1m
Support staff
£690k
Premises
£439k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 58.3 | 86.1% | 71.0% | 64.7% | — | 238 |
* 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 | 79.2 | 19.6 | £42,301 | 5.4% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 82.7 | 19.2 | £44,666 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2022/23 | 89.5 | 18.0 | £46,476 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 86.8 | 18.1 | £46,880 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 86.1 | 18.3 | £51,971 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.5% | 4.4% | -0.9pp | 5.8% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 1,050 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.6% | 3.4% | 0.2% | 1,055 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 4.5% | 3.3% | 0.1% | 1,085 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.9% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 1,120 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 7.8% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 1,141 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.0pp | 7.8% | 4.4% | 0.2% | 1,173 |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.2% | 2.5% | 0.2% | 1,193 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.2pp | 22.4% | 6.9% | 0.5% | 1,212 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 18.8% | 6.0% | 0.6% | 1,214 |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 18.3% | 5.6% | 0.8% | 1,212 |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% | -0.4pp | 12.4% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1,198 |
19 September 2023 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 May 2022 | — | Inadequate |