Per-pupil income
£8,094.92
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
61.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
23.0%
of income
In-year balance
+23.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 23.6%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Inadequate28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
InadequatePersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
InadequateOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,179
Capacity
1,210 (97%)
Free school meals
25.6%
English additional lang.
12.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£45,298
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.4%
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.
31.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 1,114 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 | £7.0m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 77.4% | -£121k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,279 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £7.7m | £5.9m | 75.9% | +£18k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,654 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £7.4m | £5.8m | 61.1% | +£2.2m | £2.2m | 23.0% | £8,095 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£355k
Other costs
£1.2m
2.1%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
6.7%
Premises (total)
2.2%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.3%
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 | 54.1% | 33.8% | 32.4% | — | 207 |
* 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 | 62.0 | 16.6 | £39,862 | 12.6% | 1.6% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 66.2 | 16.9 | £39,968 | 11.8% | 1.5% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 73.7 | 15.8 | £38,802 | 23.6% | 1.3% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 64.2 | 18.4 | £41,721 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 70.3 | 16.8 | £45,298 | —% | 5.4% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 742 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.8% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 656 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 619 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.2% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 635 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 13.5% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 741 |
| 2018/19 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 19.3% | 5.2% | 2.4% | 795 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 14.0% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 976 |
| 2021/22 | 11.6% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 36.0% | 8.5% | 3.1% | 1,032 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 32.2% | 6.4% | 4.9% | 1,058 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.1pp | 30.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% | 1,091 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 31.5% | 5.7% | 5.6% | 1,114 |
28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 2021 | — | Good |