Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,284.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.3%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.3% of income.
Elevated: turnover 21.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
25 February 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
This inspection is over 6 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
639
Capacity
600 (107%)
Free school meals
27.7%
English additional lang.
7.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
41.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£45,225
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 645 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 | £4.3m | £4.1m | £3.2m | 75.2% | +£179k | £529k | 12.4% | £7,253 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.4m | £3.3m | 73.0% | +£167k | £696k | 15.3% | £7,806 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.6m | £3.0m | 65.3% | -£59k | £414k | 9.0% | £7,285 |
Teaching staff
£1.7m
Support staff
£702k
Premises
£752k
Other costs
£898k
11.3%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
21.4%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
3.6%
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 | —* | 42.7 | 58.5% | 34.1% | 41.5% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 43.5 | 13.7 | £42,641 | 19.5% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 41.4 | 14.3 | £40,656 | 22.0% | 2.4% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 39.8 | 14.6 | £40,453 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 45.1 | — | £40,652 | 21.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2024/25 | 41.2 | 15.5 | £45,225 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.5% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 454 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.3% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 386 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.4% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 417 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 14.3% | 3.2% | 2.7% | 497 |
| 2017/18 | 5.0% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 541 |
| 2018/19 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.7% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 576 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 21.4% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 611 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 31.3% | 8.0% | 2.7% | 603 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 26.4% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 613 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 24.9% | 7.3% | 1.7% | 630 |
| 2024/25 | 8.8% | 6.2% | +2.6pp | 24.2% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 645 |
25 February 2020 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2017 | URN 137064 | Requires improvement |