Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,953.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+3.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.3%.
2 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,496
Capacity
1,511 (99%)
Free school meals
24.4%
English additional lang.
2.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
78.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£44,946
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 1,413 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 | £7.7m | £5.9m | 73.7% | +£265k | £15k | 0.2% | £6,173 |
| 2022/23 | £8.8m | £8.8m | £6.8m | 77.3% | +£18k | £15k | 0.2% | £6,185 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.8m | £7.5m | 73.8% | +£400k | £15k | 0.1% | £6,953 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£335k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.7%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 47.2 | 75.7% | 54.2% | 39.0% | — | 251 |
* 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 | 61.5 | 19.3 | £39,348 | 8.1% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 70.5 | 18.3 | £40,424 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 62.1 | 22.8 | £41,617 | 24.1% | 1.6% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 74.4 | 19.6 | £42,784 | 24.5% | 1.3% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 78.4 | 19.1 | £44,946 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 18.1% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 1,113 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 17.7% | 4.3% | 1.9% | 1,000 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 909 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 850 |
| 2017/18 | 5.9% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 15.6% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 796 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.5% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 854 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 14.9% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,054 |
| 2021/22 | 10.8% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 33.3% | 6.6% | 4.2% | 1,186 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 31.3% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 1,321 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 25.7% | 4.7% | 5.7% | 1,344 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 25.8% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 1,413 |
2 April 2019 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Nov 2016 | — | Requires improvement |