Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,574.43
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.2%
of income
In-year balance
+6.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
4 November 2014 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
This inspection is over 11 years old. The school may have changed significantly since then.
Leadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,068
Capacity
1,217 (88%)
Free school meals
16.6%
English additional lang.
5.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£50,713
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 852 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 | £6.7m | £6.8m | £5.5m | 83.2% | -£154k | £52k | 0.8% | £6,195 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 73.7% | +£293k | £141k | 1.9% | £6,881 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 70.1% | +£476k | £331k | 4.2% | £7,574 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£622k
Premises
£614k
Other costs
£1.3m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
2.1%
Supply staff
2.5%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 45.8 | 60.6% | 44.7% | 33.5% | — | 170 |
* 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 | 64.9 | 16.2 | £41,950 | 7.1% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2021/22 | 67.1 | 16.0 | £43,589 | 11.9% | 1.5% | 3.5 |
| 2022/23 | 64.0 | 16.7 | £44,823 | 7.8% | 3.0% | 3.7 |
| 2023/24 | 64.0 | 16.4 | £48,306 | 3.9% | 1.5% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 64.9 | 16.5 | £50,713 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 16.9% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 859 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 776 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 4.7% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 770 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 6.8% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 790 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 4.9% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 809 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 6.0% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 832 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 10.2% | 3.7% | 0.4% | 854 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 23.9% | 7.9% | 0.7% | 856 |
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% | +3.7pp | 30.6% | 8.4% | 2.1% | 876 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 28.1% | 8.1% | 1.9% | 840 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 26.6% | 7.7% | 1.9% | 852 |
4 November 2014 · Schools into Special Measures Visit 3
Leadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Oct 2013 | — | Inadequate |