Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,386.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-7.9%
of income
In-year balance
-4.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Inadequate in: Quality of education.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.7% of income.
Elevated: sickness 10.8 days.
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
843
Capacity
900 (94%)
Free school meals
32.0%
English additional lang.
2.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£57,208
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25 · 863 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 | £5.6m | £5.7m | £4.4m | 77.3% | -£72k | -£79k | -1.4% | £6,289 |
| 2022/23 | £3.7m | £3.5m | £2.7m | 73.4% | +£160k | £100k | 2.7% | £4,130 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.9m | £5.0m | 76.8% | -£306k | -£516k | -7.9% | £7,387 |
Teaching staff
£3.6m
Support staff
£851k
Premises
£248k
Other costs
£1.6m
2.4%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
6.0%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
3.7%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 60.7% | 38.8% | 44.4% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 53.2 | 17.1 | £46,152 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 52.4 | 17.1 | £46,857 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2022/23 | 58.4 | 15.3 | £48,487 | 25.7% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2023/24 | 51.0 | 17.4 | £48,746 | 7.8% | 1.9% | 10.8 |
| 2024/25 | 51.1 | 16.5 | £57,208 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 14.0% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 712 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 18.0% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 745 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.9% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 774 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.8% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 815 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.0pp | 18.3% | 4.6% | 2.1% | 859 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 20.4% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 918 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.7% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 925 |
| 2021/22 | 12.7% | 7.1% | +5.6pp | 36.8% | 7.7% | 5.0% | 918 |
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% | +5.7pp | 33.7% | 6.7% | 5.8% | 915 |
| 2023/24 | 13.3% | 6.6% | +6.7pp | 36.1% | 6.0% | 7.3% | 919 |
| 2024/25 | 12.7% | 6.2% | +6.5pp | 32.9% | 5.2% | 7.5% | 863 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
InadequateBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2016 | — | Good |