Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,830.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
28 February 2024 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
401
Capacity
1,279 (31%)
Free school meals
38.7%
English additional lang.
33.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
28.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£49,257
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25 · 414 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 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.6m | 67.3% | +£223k | £65k | 1.7% | £7,050 |
| 2022/23 | £4.4m | £3.9m | £2.7m | 60.3% | +£552k | £85k | 1.9% | £7,900 |
| 2023/24 | £4.6m | £4.0m | £2.9m | 62.6% | +£535k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,830 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£415k
Premises
£287k
Other costs
£888k
5.5%
Admin staff
4.1%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
10.9%
Premises (total)
6.6%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
4.7%
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 | —* | 36.5 | 44.7% | 29.8% | 14.9% | — | 94 |
* 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 | 31.5 | 17.1 | £41,472 | 19.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 27.7 | 19.7 | £44,955 | 24.9% | 3.5% | — |
| 2022/23 | 27.8 | 20.2 | £43,738 | 49.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 25.6 | 20.3 | £45,273 | 32.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 28.0 | 14.3 | £49,257 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 18.3% | 5.6% | 0.6% | 745 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.9% | 4.9% | 0.6% | 649 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.9% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 588 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 14.7% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 558 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 15.0% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 566 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.0% | 5.2% | 1.1% | 534 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 16.4% | 5.3% | 1.8% | 561 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 36.3% | 6.4% | 6.0% | 554 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 32.5% | 7.5% | 3.7% | 594 |
| 2023/24 | 13.9% | 6.6% | +7.4pp | 33.2% | 8.3% | 5.6% | 566 |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% | +3.9pp | 26.8% | 5.4% | 4.7% | 414 |
28 February 2024 · Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2023 | — | Inadequate |