Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,018.93
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
27.6%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Elevated: turnover 28.1%.
21 November 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£48,285
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 1,079 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 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 73.5% | +£51k | £1.7m | 22.5% | £7,763 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.3m | £5.8m | 70.9% | -£64k | £1.6m | 19.9% | £8,467 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £8.8m | £6.3m | 65.1% | +£826k | £2.5m | 25.7% | £9,494 |
| 2024/25 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £6.4m | 69.2% | +£83k | £2.6m | 27.6% | £9,019 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£964k
Premises
£1.0m
Other costs
£1.7m
| 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 | —* | 39.4 | 53.7% | 27.8% | 11.2% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 70.4 | 13.9 | £40,687 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 71.8 | 13.6 | £41,840 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 69.0 | 14.1 | £42,293 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 67.6 | 15.0 | £46,273 | 28.1% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 59.8 | 17.1 | £48,285 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 16.6% | 3.5% | 2.6% | 773 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.8% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 850 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.8% | 3.5% | 2.4% | 898 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 15.3% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 955 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 15.1% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 999 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.5% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 999 |
| 2020/21 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 16.9% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 995 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 24.8% | 5.7% | 3.3% | 1,005 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 28.2% | 6.3% | 4.0% | 1,020 |
| 2023/24 | 11.3% | 6.6% | +4.7pp | 32.3% | 6.3% | 5.0% | 1,044 |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 36.1% | 6.5% | 6.2% | 1,079 |
21 November 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2015 | URN 131945 | Requires improvement |