Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,856.88
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.3%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good28 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
837
Capacity
885 (95%)
Free school meals
11.7%
English additional lang.
8.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.1
Mean salary
£50,120
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 867 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 | £5.0m | £5.0m | £3.7m | 73.4% | -£899 | £409k | 8.2% | £6,305 |
| 2022/23 | £5.0m | £5.3m | £3.8m | 75.7% | -£302k | £107k | 2.1% | £6,286 |
| 2023/24 | £5.2m | £5.2m | £3.8m | 73.5% | -£8k | £99k | 1.9% | £6,657 |
| 2024/25 | £5.7m | £5.7m | £4.3m | 75.2% | +£16k | £115k | 2.0% | £6,857 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£410k
Premises
£300k
Other costs
£1.1m
5.8%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
3.5%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 55.4 | 81.3% | 56.1% | 49.0% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 46.9 | 16.7 | £44,054 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 46.0 | 17.2 | £44,967 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 9.4 |
| 2022/23 | 47.0 | 16.8 | £44,809 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 45.4 | 17.1 | £45,382 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 19.1 | £50,120 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.6% | 4.4% | -1.7pp | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 768 |
| 2014/15 | 2.7% | 4.5% | -1.8pp | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 770 |
| 2015/16 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 3.6% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 775 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.7% | 2.7% | 1.0% | 773 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 7.1% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 773 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.4% | 2.9% | 1.1% | 773 |
| 2020/21 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 7.7% | 2.7% | 0.7% | 791 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 17.0% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 802 |
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% | +0.5pp | 18.6% | 5.9% | 1.4% | 807 |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 16.8% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 803 |
| 2024/25 | 6.6% | 6.2% | +0.4pp | 16.7% | 5.1% | 1.5% | 867 |
28 January 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2022 | — | Requires improvement |