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Per-pupil income
£7,056.56
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good10 June 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
1,518
Capacity
1,682 (90%)
Free school meals
17.6%
English additional lang.
4.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.3
Mean salary
£50,951
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,334 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 | £9.3m | £9.5m | £7.6m | 81.7% | -£132k | £582k | 6.3% | £6,020 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.6m | £7.3m | 73.5% | +£296k | £366k | 3.7% | £6,297 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £10.9m | £8.3m | 75.8% | +£96k | -£76k | -0.7% | £7,057 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£654k
Other costs
£1.9m
6.0%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
8.1%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
3.7%
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 | —* | 49.8 | 72.5% | 51.5% | 17.2% | — | 262 |
* 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 | 89.8 | 16.9 | £41,894 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2021/22 | 88.9 | 17.4 | £41,538 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 84.1 | 18.7 | £41,846 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2023/24 | 87.1 | 17.9 | £44,392 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 87.9 | 17.3 | £50,951 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 10.3% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,373 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.8% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,333 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.6% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 1,285 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.3% | 2.7% | 2.1% | 1,236 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.4% | 2.7% | 2.0% | 1,248 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 9.8% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 1,250 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.6% | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1,310 |
| 2021/22 | 7.0% | 7.1% | -0.1pp | 19.3% | 2.5% | 4.5% | 1,347 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 27.8% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 1,349 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.7pp | 23.5% | 3.5% | 5.7% | 1,354 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 23.9% | 5.8% | 3.6% | 1,334 |
10 June 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |