Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,948.26
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 26.3%.
4 June 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,187
Capacity
1,379 (86%)
Free school meals
37.3%
English additional lang.
4.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£51,484
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
6.6%
2024/25 · 1,157 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 | £7.3m | £6.8m | £5.5m | 75.5% | +£503k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,407 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.8m | £6.7m | 79.7% | -£345k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,287 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.8m | £6.9m | 79.8% | -£167k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,948 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£583k
Other costs
£1.3m
9.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.5%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 34.3 | 38.2% | 20.3% | 22.6% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 60.0 | 17.6 | £39,440 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 72.8 | 15.7 | £41,957 | 28.3% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2022/23 | 66.3 | 17.5 | £43,948 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 68.9 | 18.0 | £48,476 | 26.3% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2024/25 | 72.3 | 16.4 | £51,484 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 18.4% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 915 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 17.4% | 3.9% | 2.9% | 861 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.2% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 856 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 16.1% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 859 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 14.6% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 882 |
| 2018/19 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 18.5% | 3.7% | 3.1% | 933 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +2.9pp | 23.7% | 5.2% | 2.2% | 1,012 |
| 2021/22 | 13.8% | 7.1% | +6.7pp | 42.8% | 8.3% | 5.5% | 1,097 |
| 2022/23 | 15.1% | 6.8% | +8.3pp | 41.8% | 8.1% | 7.0% | 1,129 |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% | +6.1pp | 37.6% | 5.8% | 6.8% | 1,205 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 32.1% | 4.7% | 6.6% | 1,157 |
4 June 2024 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | — | Inadequate |