Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,122.7
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
518
Capacity
900 (58%)
Free school meals
25.7%
English additional lang.
2.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
26.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.7
Mean salary
£49,761
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 537 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 | £3.6m | £3.5m | £2.5m | 68.7% | +£155k | £113k | 3.1% | £7,114 |
| 2022/23 | £3.8m | £3.6m | £2.7m | 69.7% | +£197k | £158k | 4.1% | £7,572 |
| 2023/24 | £4.0m | £3.9m | £2.8m | 70.2% | +£97k | -£15k | -0.4% | £8,123 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£546k
Premises
£224k
Other costs
£861k
5.1%
Admin staff
4.9%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
8.3%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
5.9%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 38.7 | 41.2% | 21.9% | 7.0% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 28.8 | 17.6 | £46,702 | 12.5% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 29.0 | 17.5 | £45,174 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 26.9 | 17.8 | £47,461 | 35.7% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 26.5 | 18.4 | £50,896 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 26.3 | 19.7 | £49,761 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 18.2% | 4.3% | 1.2% | 692 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 18.0% | 4.4% | 1.5% | 661 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 15.1% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 651 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.0% | 3.7% | 2.0% | 651 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.6% | 3.9% | 1.4% | 596 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.9% | 4.4% | 1.6% | 565 |
| 2020/21 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.6% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 519 |
| 2021/22 | 10.7% | 7.1% | +3.6pp | 38.4% | 8.2% | 2.5% | 516 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 32.5% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 505 |
| 2023/24 | 9.9% | 6.6% | +3.3pp | 30.1% | 6.6% | 3.3% | 511 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 26.4% | 6.6% | 2.7% | 537 |
7 May 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Feb 2022 | — | Requires improvement |