Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,774.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.5%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.0%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,394
Capacity
1,400 (100%)
Free school meals
32.4%
English additional lang.
10.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
97.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.3
Mean salary
£50,222
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25 · 1,202 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 | £10.4m | £10.4m | £8.4m | 80.6% | +£65k | £697k | 6.7% | £7,651 |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £11.2m | £9.0m | 81.8% | -£154k | £392k | 3.6% | £7,927 |
| 2023/24 | £12.2m | £12.0m | £9.8m | 80.3% | +£201k | £432k | 3.5% | £8,774 |
Teaching staff
£7.3m
Support staff
£772k
Premises
£500k
Other costs
£1.7m
8.8%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
1.1%
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 | —* | 39.9 | 52.2% | 28.4% | 16.4% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 99.8 | 13.2 | £40,789 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 105.3 | 13.0 | £42,072 | 9.8% | 1.9% | 0.7 |
| 2022/23 | 110.4 | 12.6 | £40,879 | 15.5% | 2.6% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 104.4 | 13.3 | £45,037 | 15.2% | 2.8% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 97.2 | 14.3 | £50,222 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 19.7% | 4.8% | 1.2% | 923 |
| 2014/15 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 22.0% | 5.3% | 1.3% | 910 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 21.3% | 5.1% | 1.2% | 938 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 22.9% | 5.6% | 1.1% | 970 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 20.9% | 5.7% | 1.2% | 993 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 5.6% | 1.0% | 1,030 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 19.1% | 5.3% | 1.0% | 1,093 |
| 2021/22 | 11.2% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 39.2% | 9.7% | 1.5% | 1,142 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 31.3% | 8.4% | 2.2% | 1,165 |
| 2023/24 | 11.0% | 6.6% | +4.4pp | 31.9% | 8.3% | 2.6% | 1,197 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 30.0% | 7.4% | 2.5% | 1,202 |
12 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Mar 2019 | — | Good |