Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,878.25
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
6 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
618
Capacity
750 (82%)
Free school meals
38.8%
English additional lang.
15.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
39.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£41,247
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.5%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 641 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 | £4.2m | £3.7m | £2.7m | 65.0% | +£452k | -£12k | -0.3% | £7,366 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £4.2m | £2.9m | 66.9% | +£219k | -£49k | -1.1% | £7,198 |
| 2023/24 | £4.9m | £4.6m | £3.1m | 64.7% | +£294k | £10k | 0.2% | £7,878 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£447k
Other costs
£970k
8.2%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
9.7%
Premises (total)
6.7%
Supply staff
4.8%
Catering
2.7%
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 | —* | 39.6 | 55.1% | 25.8% | 21.3% | — | 89 |
* 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 | 36.8 | 14.6 | £41,541 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 11.5 |
| 2021/22 | 36.6 | 15.5 | £40,756 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 14.6 |
| 2022/23 | 34.4 | 17.6 | £41,621 | 25.6% | 10.4% | 4.4 |
| 2023/24 | 35.6 | 17.3 | £43,752 | 31.5% | 14.4% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 39.2 | 15.7 | £41,247 | —% | 2.5% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 677 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 21.5% | 4.9% | 1.8% | 717 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.3% | 4.5% | 2.0% | 700 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 21.5% | 4.8% | 1.7% | 651 |
| 2017/18 | 8.2% | 4.8% | +3.5pp | 25.6% | 5.8% | 2.4% | 637 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.7pp | 25.7% | 5.0% | 3.3% | 649 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 21.9% | 5.0% | 2.0% | 558 |
| 2021/22 | 10.9% | 7.1% | +3.8pp | 34.4% | 8.2% | 2.7% | 588 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 31.9% | 6.8% | 3.9% | 630 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 34.2% | 8.3% | 3.1% | 635 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 26.2% | 6.6% | 2.4% | 641 |
6 February 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2021 | — | Requires improvement |