Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,971.18
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.2%
of income
In-year balance
+7.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
1 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
806
Capacity
825 (98%)
Free school meals
44.2%
English additional lang.
54.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
45.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£52,455
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 838 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 | £5.1m | £4.7m | £3.6m | 70.8% | +£415k | £824k | 16.2% | £6,618 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.1m | £3.9m | 69.6% | +£436k | £906k | 16.3% | £7,052 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £5.9m | £4.6m | 73.0% | +£484k | £964k | 15.2% | £7,971 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£692k
Premises
£344k
Other costs
£892k
5.6%
Admin staff
3.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
8.4%
Premises (total)
8.1%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 41.1 | 52.5% | 29.4% | 11.3% | — | 160 |
* 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 | 42.0 | 17.8 | £44,572 | 9.5% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 45.0 | 17.1 | £44,996 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2022/23 | 45.0 | 17.5 | £47,466 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2023/24 | 47.4 | 16.8 | £48,086 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 12.1 |
| 2024/25 | 45.2 | 17.8 | £52,455 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.1% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 682 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.2% | 3.0% | 2.2% | 708 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 742 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.6% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 758 |
| 2017/18 | 6.7% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 18.7% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 766 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 17.7% | 3.3% | 2.8% | 762 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 17.8% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 772 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 31.9% | 5.5% | 3.8% | 785 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 29.1% | 4.7% | 4.5% | 817 |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 30.1% | 5.3% | 4.6% | 831 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 30.6% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 838 |
1 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2011 | — | Good |