Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£10,338.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
+9.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Elevated: turnover 29.0%, vacancy rate 3.2%, sickness 9.9 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
4 October 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,087
Capacity
1,850 (59%)
Free school meals
29.5%
English additional lang.
14.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.2
Mean salary
£56,361
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.9%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 1,013 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 | £11.5m | £10.6m | £8.1m | 70.6% | +£946k | £500k | 4.3% | £7,481 |
| 2022/23 | £12.7m | £10.6m | £8.2m | 64.8% | +£2.0m | £485k | 3.8% | £9,433 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £10.7m | £8.0m | 67.6% | +£1.2m | £13k | 0.1% | £10,339 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£1.0m
6.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
1.5%
Premises (total)
3.9%
Supply staff
1.1%
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 | —* | 34.7 | 47.6% | 26.7% | 11.0% | — | 191 |
* 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 | 92.3 | 16.4 | £45,347 | 24.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 80.8 | 19.0 | £46,079 | 42.3% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 73.2 | 18.4 | £39,908 | 36.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 61.3 | 18.7 | £44,815 | 29.0% | 3.2% | 9.9 |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 20.2 | £56,361 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.4% | 1.2% | 1,289 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.0% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 1,254 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1,301 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.8% | 3.7% | 2.4% | 1,314 |
| 2017/18 | 6.8% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 19.3% | 4.4% | 2.5% | 1,313 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 21.3% | 4.7% | 3.0% | 1,381 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 25.2% | 4.6% | 3.0% | 1,401 |
| 2021/22 | 14.1% | 7.1% | +6.9pp | 47.5% | 8.8% | 5.3% | 1,399 |
| 2022/23 | 14.7% | 6.8% | +7.9pp | 42.4% | 8.0% | 6.8% | 1,253 |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% | +6.2pp | 40.8% | 7.8% | 4.9% | 1,092 |
| 2024/25 | 12.2% | 6.2% | +5.9pp | 39.6% | 7.9% | 4.2% | 1,013 |
4 October 2023 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Feb 2022 | — | Inadequate |