Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,320.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.3%
of income
In-year balance
+7.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.6%.
10 July 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
722
Capacity
1,200 (60%)
Free school meals
60.5%
English additional lang.
4.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£51,542
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
7.2%
2024/25 · 795 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 | £4.9m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 68.5% | +£560k | £711k | 14.4% | £7,322 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.2m | £3.7m | 66.3% | +£356k | £851k | 15.2% | £7,977 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.0m | £4.4m | 68.0% | +£462k | £983k | 15.3% | £9,320 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£991k
Premises
£195k
Other costs
£1.4m
4.4%
Admin staff
7.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
2.0%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 38.0 | 47.9% | 24.4% | 11.8% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 36.9 | 16.7 | £41,538 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 37.5 | 18.0 | £42,692 | 29.9% | 0.0% | 10.3 |
| 2022/23 | 34.3 | 20.4 | £42,464 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 14.7 | £46,993 | 21.2% | 6.0% | 7.7 |
| 2024/25 | 41.5 | 17.4 | £51,542 | —% | 4.6% | — |
Overall absence
12.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 21.3% | 4.2% | 2.6% | 877 |
| 2014/15 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 23.7% | 4.2% | 3.1% | 835 |
| 2015/16 | 10.7% | 4.5% | +6.2pp | 31.1% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 800 |
| 2016/17 | 9.6% | 4.6% | +5.0pp | 29.3% | 4.6% | 5.0% | 758 |
| 2017/18 | 10.3% | 4.8% | +5.6pp | 30.6% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 715 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.7pp | 27.9% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 670 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 24.7% | 4.2% | 3.6% | 653 |
| 2021/22 | 15.3% | 7.1% | +8.2pp | 48.6% | 7.7% | 7.6% | 704 |
| 2022/23 | 14.0% | 6.8% | +7.2pp | 43.8% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 740 |
| 2023/24 | 13.2% | 6.6% | +6.6pp | 41.1% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 754 |
| 2024/25 | 12.8% | 6.2% | +6.6pp | 39.8% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 795 |
10 July 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2022 | — | Inadequate |