Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£6,831.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-1.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 37.6%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,001
Capacity
1,001 (100%)
Free school meals
27.7%
English additional lang.
33.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£48,606
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
33.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 1,038 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 | £5.3m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 61.4% | +£854k | £1.2m | 22.5% | £4,981 |
| 2022/23 | £6.9m | £7.6m | £5.0m | 71.8% | -£724k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,978 |
| 2023/24 | £6.5m | £6.5m | £4.8m | 74.4% | -£67k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,831 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£714k
Premises
£193k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.8%
Admin staff
6.6%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
11.1%
Premises (total)
3.3%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.3%
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 | —* | 38.9 | 52.4% | 29.4% | 12.9% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 57.7 | 18.1 | £37,233 | 17.3% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2021/22 | 59.2 | 17.9 | £37,021 | 19.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 63.3 | 15.6 | £40,704 | 40.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 59.4 | 16.0 | £43,489 | 37.6% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 59.1 | 16.9 | £48,606 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
33.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.7% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 848 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.5% | 4.2% | 1.2% | 782 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.7% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 806 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.9% | 5.0% | 1.8% | 795 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 17.0% | 4.6% | 1.8% | 807 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 12.3% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 873 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 14.2% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 952 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 37.4% | 9.3% | 1.8% | 1,000 |
| 2022/23 | 15.9% | 6.8% | +9.1pp | 54.1% | 8.3% | 7.6% | 1,043 |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% | +7.5pp | 42.2% | 8.2% | 5.8% | 1,047 |
| 2024/25 | 12.0% | 6.2% | +5.8pp | 33.8% | 7.0% | 5.0% | 1,038 |
19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2018 | URN 110497 | Requires improvement |