Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,837.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.3%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.2%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
Elevated: turnover 19.3%.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Inadequate10 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
InadequateOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
946
Capacity
1,020 (93%)
Free school meals
60.3%
English additional lang.
11.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 2–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.2
Mean salary
£49,059
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
2024/25 · 964 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 | £6.7m | £7.2m | £5.3m | 79.0% | -£520k | £672k | 10.1% | £6,487 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 70.5% | +£406k | £757k | 9.3% | £8,333 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 73.6% | +£197k | £620k | 7.3% | £8,838 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£465k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.0%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 29.3 | 32.4% | 17.6% | 11.1% | — | 108 |
* 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 | Reading | Writing | Maths | Combined (RWM)ⓘPercentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at the end of primary school. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 79.0% | 79.0% | 82.0% | 73.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | —% | —% | —% | 42.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | —% | —% | —% | 55.0% | — |
| 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 | 58.8 | 16.5 | £40,456 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 64.3 | 16.0 | £40,185 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 68.3 | 14.4 | £40,032 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2023/24 | 67.3 | 14.4 | £43,540 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.6 | 17.2 | £49,059 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 20.1% | 1.3% | 4.5% | 762 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 19.6% | 1.8% | 4.1% | 835 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 17.4% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 868 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 4.0% | 1.7% | 883 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 17.6% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 932 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 16.0% | 2.8% | 2.4% | 938 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 24.3% | 4.7% | 3.3% | 958 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.6pp | 31.1% | 4.5% | 5.3% | 980 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 38.2% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 984 |
| 2023/24 | 12.2% | 6.6% | +5.7pp | 38.7% | 3.3% | 8.9% | 986 |
| 2024/25 | 11.5% | 6.2% | +5.3pp | 36.0% | 4.6% | 6.9% | 964 |
10 December 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
InadequateFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Jul 2022 | — | Requires improvement |