Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£3,903.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.8%
of income
Elevated: turnover 23.4%, vacancy rate 3.3%, sickness 8.8 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.7%.
5 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
933
Capacity
1,750 (53%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
17.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£45,528
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25 · 896 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 | £3.2m | 70.5% | +£221k | £307k | 6.7% | £6,407 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.7m | £4.1m | 71.1% | +£100k | £66k | 1.1% | £7,232 |
| 2023/24 | £3.6m | £3.2m | £2.4m | 65.2% | +£392k | £289k | 8.0% | £3,904 |
Teaching staff
£1.8m
Support staff
£274k
Premises
£126k
Other costs
£742k
3.5%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 47.5 | 73.8% | 52.4% | 51.2% | — | 168 |
* 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 | 16.0 | £38,421 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 42.2 | 17.0 | £38,830 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2022/23 | 47.7 | 16.8 | £39,767 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2023/24 | 57.8 | 16.0 | £42,501 | 23.4% | 3.3% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 52.0 | 17.9 | £45,528 | —% | 3.7% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 14.0% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 114 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.0% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 240 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.7% | 0.6% | 579 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 23.7% | 6.5% | 1.5% | 733 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.0% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 778 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 24.8% | 5.6% | 2.9% | 878 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 27.9% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 896 |
5 March 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Mar 2022 | — | Requires improvement |