Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,714.4
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+14.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Elevated: turnover 28.6%.
5 October 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,262
Capacity
1,450 (87%)
Free school meals
36.4%
English additional lang.
28.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
69.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.2
Mean salary
£47,501
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 1,134 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 | £8.6m | £7.5m | £5.4m | 63.0% | +£1.1m | -£468k | -5.4% | £7,361 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £8.6m | £6.2m | 62.1% | +£1.4m | £170k | 1.7% | £7,884 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £9.5m | £7.0m | 63.6% | +£1.6m | £5k | 0.1% | £8,714 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£1.1m
6.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
1.4%
Premises (total)
2.8%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 33.1 | 43.8% | 22.2% | 18.8% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 63.3 | 16.9 | £40,282 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2021/22 | 58.5 | 20.0 | £41,220 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2022/23 | 66.3 | 19.0 | £39,042 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 0.9 |
| 2023/24 | 72.5 | 17.5 | £43,742 | 28.6% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 69.3 | 18.2 | £47,501 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.2% | 4.4% | +2.8pp | 20.9% | 4.8% | 2.4% | 1,050 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 22.1% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 995 |
| 2015/16 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 19.0% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 983 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 17.4% | 3.7% | 2.8% | 893 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 19.8% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 910 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 22.4% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 945 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.5% | 3.2% | 3.0% | 991 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.7pp | 34.2% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 1,100 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 37.9% | 6.3% | 5.0% | 1,165 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 34.3% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 1,183 |
| 2024/25 | 11.6% | 6.2% | +5.4pp | 32.1% | 6.0% | 5.5% | 1,134 |
5 October 2022 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 3
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Apr 2019 | — | Requires improvement |