Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,656.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.7%.
12 March 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
895
Capacity
1,000 (90%)
Free school meals
34.5%
English additional lang.
7.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£48,991
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 953 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 | £6.0m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 76.2% | -£2k | £148k | 2.5% | £6,847 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.6m | £4.9m | 77.1% | -£256k | -£114k | -1.8% | £6,950 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.8m | £5.0m | 68.3% | +£497k | £8k | 0.1% | £7,657 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£459k
Other costs
£1.3m
3.4%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
4.3%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 38.7 | 51.4% | 33.5% | 65.4% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 54.1 | 16.0 | £42,394 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2021/22 | 53.1 | 16.5 | £41,533 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2022/23 | 50.9 | 18.0 | £42,524 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 52.3 | 18.1 | £44,952 | 16.3% | 1.9% | 7.4 |
| 2024/25 | 51.8 | 17.3 | £48,991 | —% | 3.7% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 16.9% | 2.7% | 3.7% | 1,211 |
| 2014/15 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.6% | 2.9% | 3.6% | 1,161 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 18.8% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 1,099 |
| 2016/17 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 19.0% | 4.0% | 3.1% | 1,015 |
| 2017/18 | 7.1% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 20.9% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 911 |
| 2018/19 | 7.7% | 4.6% | +3.1pp | 23.9% | 4.4% | 3.3% | 908 |
| 2020/21 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 902 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 34.6% | 7.7% | 2.1% | 917 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 29.3% | 5.4% | 4.0% | 963 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 30.8% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 996 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 28.2% | 6.0% | 3.3% | 953 |
12 March 2024 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2022 | — | Inadequate |