Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,751.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,267
Capacity
1,250 (101%)
Free school meals
21.6%
English additional lang.
18.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
73.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£50,539
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,156 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 | £7.6m | £6.8m | £5.2m | 68.7% | +£744k | £1.6m | 20.5% | £7,016 |
| 2022/23 | £8.5m | £8.0m | £6.0m | 71.3% | +£467k | £1.6m | 19.1% | £7,220 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.2m | £6.9m | 72.5% | +£403k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,751 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£793k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.8%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
0.8%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 46.0 | 66.7% | 45.5% | 5.8% | — | 189 |
* 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 | 58.9 | 17.4 | £40,473 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 63.3 | 17.0 | £42,236 | 15.5% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 72.2 | 16.3 | £40,827 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 70.1 | 17.6 | £46,394 | 11.5% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 73.3 | 17.3 | £50,539 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 21.5% | 4.7% | 2.1% | 725 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 24.6% | 4.6% | 2.6% | 737 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.6% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 786 |
| 2016/17 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 848 |
| 2017/18 | 7.2% | 4.8% | +2.4pp | 23.0% | 4.9% | 2.2% | 879 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 18.0% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 918 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.6% | 4.1% | 1.7% | 913 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +3.0pp | 30.7% | 6.9% | 3.2% | 950 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 21.8% | 5.0% | 3.4% | 1,049 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 23.5% | 5.3% | 3.1% | 1,112 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 22.5% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 1,156 |
18 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2019 | — | Good |