Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,141.69
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.3%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 June 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,558
Capacity
1,643 (95%)
Free school meals
17.4%
English additional lang.
17.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
85.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.3
Mean salary
£51,588
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 1,319 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 | £10.9m | £9.2m | £7.6m | 69.7% | +£1.7m | £1.7m | 15.6% | £5,973 |
| 2022/23 | £11.1m | £10.0m | £8.2m | 73.6% | +£1.1m | £1.9m | 17.3% | £6,383 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £10.6m | £8.7m | 76.4% | +£712k | £1.7m | 15.3% | £7,142 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£148k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.1%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
0.7%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 50.4 | 75.5% | 58.0% | 87.2% | — | 257 |
* 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 | 102.8 | 17.9 | £40,329 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2021/22 | 96.9 | 18.8 | £41,516 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 93.7 | 18.6 | £43,043 | 29.1% | 1.1% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 87.2 | 18.2 | £49,690 | 23.5% | 2.2% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 85.3 | 18.3 | £51,588 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.7% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 1,320 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.2% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 1,338 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.4% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,364 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.6% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1,385 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.2pp | 13.3% | 5.1% | 0.8% | 1,396 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.2% | 4.6% | 0.7% | 1,428 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.7% | 5.3% | 0.5% | 1,429 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.3pp | 30.5% | 8.4% | 2.0% | 1,394 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 24.0% | 6.2% | 3.3% | 1,377 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 22.7% | 6.1% | 2.5% | 1,344 |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% | +2.2pp | 19.2% | 7.0% | 1.5% | 1,319 |
3 June 2025 · Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Nov 2022 | — | Inadequate |