Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,063.31
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.7%
of income
In-year balance
+2.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.1%, sickness 9.2 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
19 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,131
Capacity
1,304 (87%)
Free school meals
30.3%
English additional lang.
6.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£51,547
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,079 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 | £8.0m | £7.1m | £5.5m | 69.0% | +£907k | £977k | 12.2% | £7,233 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £7.9m | £6.0m | 70.9% | +£525k | £1.5m | 17.8% | £7,268 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £6.6m | 71.7% | -£17k | £1.5m | 16.1% | £8,001 |
| 2024/25 | £10.3m | £10.0m | £7.4m | 72.2% | +£223k | £1.7m | 16.7% | £9,063 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£1.3m
5.0%
Admin staff
0.5%
Energy
2.3%
ICT
1.5%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
13.2%
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 | —* | 44.5 | 60.7% | 51.4% | 26.8% | — | 183 |
* 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 | 72.7 | 15.6 | £41,875 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 73.1 | 15.2 | £42,500 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2022/23 | 76.4 | 15.2 | £45,023 | 15.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 81.2 | 14.2 | £47,154 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 10.9 |
| 2024/25 | 77.8 | 14.5 | £51,547 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.1% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 24.8% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 1,020 |
| 2014/15 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 23.1% | 6.0% | 1.5% | 907 |
| 2015/16 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.6% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 843 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 20.2% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 821 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.6% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 794 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 901 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 19.3% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 1,052 |
| 2021/22 | 12.0% | 7.1% | +4.8pp | 38.8% | 9.0% | 2.9% | 1,054 |
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% | +4.1pp | 30.6% | 7.3% | 3.6% | 1,086 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.9pp | 30.8% | 6.3% | 3.1% | 1,094 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 23.9% | 6.3% | 2.3% | 1,079 |
19 April 2017 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Mar 2015 | — | Requires improvement |