Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,378.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+11.1%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,335
Capacity
1,400 (95%)
Free school meals
20.7%
English additional lang.
7.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£54,370
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.5%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 1,406 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 | £3.1m | £2.7m | £2.0m | 65.7% | +£402k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,164 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £8.0m | £5.9m | 64.4% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £6,950 |
| 2023/24 | £9.8m | £8.7m | £6.4m | 65.0% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,379 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£688k
Premises
£659k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.6%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 42.2 | 57.2% | 40.3% | 15.6% | — | 243 |
* 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 | 11.2 | 39.3 | £46,418 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 0.3 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8 | — | £44,028 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2022/23 | 75.4 | 17.6 | £46,067 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 74.1 | 18.0 | £51,288 | 20.2% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 74.5 | 17.9 | £54,370 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 9.0% | 4.4% | +4.6pp | 25.7% | 5.1% | 3.9% | 342 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 23.9% | 4.8% | 2.8% | 314 |
| 2015/16 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.0% | 4.2% | 2.0% | 295 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.5% | 4.1% | 2.0% | 309 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 11.5% | 3.6% | 1.8% | 313 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 20.2% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 342 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.2% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 448 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.3pp | 40.1% | 6.9% | 4.6% | 1,140 |
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% | +4.8pp | 33.4% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 1,388 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 32.1% | 6.5% | 5.1% | 1,388 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 27.2% | 6.5% | 3.3% | 1,406 |
18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Nov 2012 | URN 134199 | Good |