Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,830.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.4%
of income
In-year balance
+8.0%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
21 September 2022 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
532
Capacity
600 (89%)
Free school meals
53.8%
English additional lang.
16.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£48,660
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
35.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.5%
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25 · 574 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 | £3.4m | £3.3m | £2.2m | 64.8% | +£68k | -£420k | -12.3% | £7,992 |
| 2022/23 | £3.1m | £2.8m | £1.7m | 57.3% | +£238k | -£182k | -6.0% | £7,145 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.2m | £2.9m | 62.5% | +£366k | £293k | 6.4% | £8,830 |
Teaching staff
£2.0m
Support staff
£360k
Premises
£250k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.6%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
9.1%
Premises (total)
4.4%
Supply staff
5.5%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 32.2 | 33.3% | 18.7% | 16.0% | — | 75 |
* 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 | 27.0 | 15.6 | £45,197 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 28.0 | 15.3 | £45,476 | 35.0% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 25.8 | — | £42,421 | 37.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 31.4 | 16.5 | £42,660 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 28.4 | 18.7 | £48,660 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
35.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 19.9% | 4.2% | 2.7% | 584 |
| 2014/15 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 27.1% | 4.4% | 3.6% | 532 |
| 2015/16 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.4% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 532 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 15.9% | 4.4% | 2.7% | 522 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 13.9% | 3.5% | 3.2% | 473 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 473 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.4% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 440 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.3pp | 49.1% | 8.0% | 4.4% | 458 |
| 2022/23 | 12.8% | 6.8% | +6.0pp | 37.1% | 6.8% | 6.0% | 518 |
| 2023/24 | 12.3% | 6.6% | +5.8pp | 41.3% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 557 |
| 2024/25 | 12.4% | 6.2% | +6.2pp | 35.5% | 4.5% | 7.9% | 574 |
21 September 2022 · Special Measures S5 ReInspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2019 | URN 104959 | Inadequate |