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Per-pupil income
£7,721.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
75.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.7%
of income
In-year balance
-7.1%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.1% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
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OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,429
Capacity
1,359 (105%)
Free school meals
6.4%
English additional lang.
3.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
83.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£53,677
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25 · 978 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 | £9.7m | £9.9m | £6.8m | 70.3% | -£207k | £1.2m | 12.0% | £7,028 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £10.3m | £7.5m | 72.9% | -£71k | £843k | 8.2% | £7,416 |
| 2023/24 | £11.0m | £11.8m | £8.3m | 75.2% | -£777k | £293k | 2.7% | £7,722 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£523k
Other costs
£3.0m
4.3%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.0%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
5.4%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 58.5 | 84.0% | 66.5% | 47.9% | — | 194 |
* 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 | 87.4 | 16.1 | £45,063 | 18.1% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 88.2 | 15.6 | £45,680 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2022/23 | 82.8 | 16.7 | £45,352 | 5.0% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2023/24 | 83.6 | 17.0 | £59,404 | 6.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2024/25 | 83.8 | 17.1 | £53,677 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.6% | 4.4% | -1.7pp | 2.9% | 2.6% | 0.1% | 976 |
| 2014/15 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 2.7% | 2.5% | 0.1% | 1,007 |
| 2015/16 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.0% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 1,009 |
| 2016/17 | 3.3% | 4.6% | -1.3pp | 5.8% | 3.2% | 0.1% | 1,008 |
| 2017/18 | 3.4% | 4.8% | -1.3pp | 5.9% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 1,020 |
| 2018/19 | 2.9% | 4.6% | -1.8pp | 4.3% | 2.8% | 0.1% | 1,019 |
| 2020/21 | 2.8% | 4.5% | -1.7pp | 5.1% | 2.6% | 0.2% | 1,020 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.5pp | 12.5% | 4.9% | 0.7% | 1,018 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.3pp | 9.9% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1,006 |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% | -1.8pp | 9.7% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 1,012 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 9.8% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 978 |
4 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2014 | — | Outstanding |