Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£9,810.83
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.2%
of income
In-year balance
-3.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Elevated: sickness 8.3 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.5%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.8% of income.
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 improvement29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
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
731
Capacity
1,267 (58%)
Free school meals
40.2%
English additional lang.
1.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.9
Mean salary
£49,038
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 757 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 | £5.4m | £5.4m | £4.0m | 74.1% | +£25k | £665k | 12.3% | £7,158 |
| 2022/23 | £6.0m | £6.0m | £4.5m | 75.8% | -£82k | £583k | 9.8% | £7,814 |
| 2023/24 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 75.5% | +£62k | £645k | 9.7% | £8,810 |
| 2024/25 | £7.2m | £7.4m | £5.8m | 80.5% | -£272k | £373k | 5.2% | £9,811 |
Teaching staff
£3.5m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£426k
Other costs
£1.2m
6.4%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
9.4%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 38.9 | 46.3% | 24.4% | 30.1% | — | 123 |
* 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 | 46.3 | 15.9 | £41,140 | 4.6% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 45.2 | 16.6 | £41,542 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 10.8 |
| 2022/23 | 47.8 | 16.0 | £41,137 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2023/24 | 47.5 | 16.0 | £47,622 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 49.2 | 14.9 | £49,038 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 4.6% | 1.2% | 703 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 18.7% | 4.5% | 1.3% | 641 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 14.0% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 606 |
| 2016/17 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 17.3% | 3.9% | 1.9% | 625 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.4pp | 19.5% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 656 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.7% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 675 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 21.4% | 3.9% | 3.0% | 747 |
| 2021/22 | 11.9% | 7.1% | +4.7pp | 38.6% | 7.5% | 4.4% | 775 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 36.9% | 7.0% | 4.3% | 791 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 36.6% | 6.8% | 4.2% | 790 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 28.1% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 757 |
29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Nov 2021 | — | Good |