Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,425.1
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.3%
of income
In-year balance
+9.3%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 25.2%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
664
Capacity
650 (102%)
Free school meals
37.2%
English additional lang.
36.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
37.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£52,064
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 701 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 | £4.6m | £4.4m | £3.4m | 75.0% | +£172k | £64k | 1.4% | £6,860 |
| 2022/23 | £5.1m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 68.8% | +£388k | £452k | 8.9% | £7,615 |
| 2023/24 | £6.0m | £5.5m | £4.2m | 69.6% | +£545k | £997k | 16.5% | £8,842 |
| 2024/25 | £6.3m | £5.7m | £4.2m | 67.2% | +£583k | £1.6m | 25.3% | £9,425 |
Teaching staff
£2.8m
Support staff
£228k
Premises
£338k
Other costs
£1.1m
14.4%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
17.7%
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 | —* | 48.4 | 74.0% | 57.3% | 29.8% | — | 131 |
* 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 | 41.6 | 15.7 | £45,277 | 10.1% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2021/22 | 40.6 | 16.4 | £45,445 | 30.4% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 28.2 | 23.8 | £49,599 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 36.8 | 18.4 | £53,305 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.5 | 17.7 | £52,064 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 13.5% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 628 |
| 2014/15 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 16.3% | 4.2% | 1.3% | 639 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 639 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.9% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 659 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 9.3% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 656 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 663 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.1% | 3.9% | 0.7% | 669 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.1pp | 15.6% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 692 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 17.0% | 5.4% | 1.1% | 688 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.7pp | 21.3% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 696 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 18.3% | 5.5% | 1.5% | 701 |
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 2014 | — | Outstanding |