Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,264.27
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-9.3%
of income
In-year balance
+12.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
2 July 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
591
Capacity
845 (70%)
Free school meals
27.7%
English additional lang.
8.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
32.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£48,101
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
39.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25 · 617 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 | £4.0m | £3.9m | £3.0m | 75.0% | +£31k | -£802k | -20.2% | £5,956 |
| 2022/23 | £4.5m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 76.1% | +£69k | -£916k | -20.2% | £6,676 |
| 2023/24 | £5.1m | £4.4m | £3.2m | 63.9% | +£656k | -£472k | -9.3% | £8,264 |
Teaching staff
£2.4m
Support staff
£221k
Premises
£219k
Other costs
£955k
2.9%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 37.4 | 52.1% | 33.6% | 15.7% | — | 140 |
* 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 | 35.2 | 17.7 | £38,084 | 26.4% | 2.8% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 33.9 | 19.7 | £34,823 | 29.6% | 0.0% | 14.1 |
| 2022/23 | 41.4 | 16.4 | £44,891 | 24.6% | 2.4% | 7.7 |
| 2023/24 | 38.6 | 15.9 | £44,214 | 28.5% | 2.5% | 10.5 |
| 2024/25 | 32.6 | 18.1 | £48,101 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
39.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 12.9% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 496 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 18.7% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 507 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.2% | 4.7% | 0.9% | 526 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 13.5% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 578 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 18.4% | 5.1% | 1.3% | 599 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.1% | 4.6% | 1.4% | 621 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.3% | 5.9% | 0.6% | 647 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 33.7% | 8.7% | 1.6% | 730 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 34.0% | 8.1% | 3.2% | 706 |
| 2023/24 | 11.7% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 37.9% | 8.2% | 3.4% | 652 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 39.5% | 8.9% | 3.7% | 617 |
2 July 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Requires improvement| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |