Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£9,060.77
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.9%
of income
In-year balance
-1.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 17.6%.
Elevated: turnover 30.8%, vacancy rate 9.8%, sickness 10.8 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 15.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.9% of income.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate1 April 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
825
Capacity
1,111 (74%)
Free school meals
61.5%
English additional lang.
2.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£46,264
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
15.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
43.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
9.6%
2024/25 · 861 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 | £6.8m | £7.5m | £5.4m | 79.2% | -£675k | £1.5m | 22.2% | £7,509 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £8.0m | £6.1m | 74.1% | +£244k | £1.2m | 14.7% | £8,835 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 76.9% | -£156k | £729k | 8.9% | £9,061 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£438k
Other costs
£1.6m
25.5%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
4.8%
Supply staff
3.6%
Catering
6.7%
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 | —* | 28.0 | 28.8% | 12.2% | 0.6% | — | 156 |
* 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 | 62.4 | 14.1 | £39,415 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 65.0 | 14.0 | £41,225 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2022/23 | 66.6 | 14.0 | £43,430 | 39.9% | 2.9% | 8.3 |
| 2023/24 | 55.2 | 16.4 | £46,905 | 30.8% | 9.8% | 10.8 |
| 2024/25 | 57.7 | 14.3 | £46,264 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
15.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
43.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
9.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 20.5% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 580 |
| 2014/15 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 26.0% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 546 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 19.8% | 5.6% | 1.3% | 531 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 19.7% | 5.6% | 1.6% | 553 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.1pp | 25.7% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 669 |
| 2018/19 | 10.3% | 4.6% | +5.6pp | 31.2% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 754 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 21.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% | 810 |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 7.1% | +6.2pp | 44.2% | 7.2% | 6.1% | 849 |
| 2022/23 | 15.0% | 6.8% | +8.2pp | 45.5% | 6.1% | 8.8% | 855 |
| 2023/24 | 17.6% | 6.6% | +11.1pp | 50.1% | 6.9% | 10.7% | 872 |
| 2024/25 | 15.9% | 6.2% | +9.7pp | 43.9% | 6.3% | 9.6% | 861 |
1 April 2025 · S8 No Formal Designation Visit
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2022 | — | Good |