Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,405.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+8.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
779
Capacity
1,068 (73%)
Free school meals
37.4%
English additional lang.
5.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.6
Mean salary
£49,680
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
40.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 739 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 | £5.7m | £5.2m | £4.2m | 74.0% | +£478k | £464k | 8.1% | £7,097 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.8m | £4.6m | 74.8% | +£327k | £405k | 6.6% | £7,400 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.2m | £5.1m | 74.8% | +£560k | £392k | 5.8% | £8,406 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£543k
Premises
£166k
Other costs
£979k
3.1%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 36.6 | 45.1% | 24.8% | 9.7% | — | 113 |
* 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 | 51.8 | 15.8 | £45,239 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2021/22 | 47.5 | 16.9 | £44,535 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2022/23 | 49.3 | 16.8 | £46,788 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 42.8 | 18.8 | £47,492 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 9.7 |
| 2024/25 | 57.4 | 13.6 | £49,680 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
40.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 19.4% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 888 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 18.3% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 893 |
| 2015/16 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.7% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 886 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 18.4% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 814 |
| 2017/18 | 6.2% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 15.7% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 801 |
| 2018/19 | 6.6% | 4.6% | +2.0pp | 16.0% | 3.1% | 3.5% | 798 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 27.0% | 4.0% | 3.3% | 756 |
| 2021/22 | 13.7% | 7.1% | +6.6pp | 52.0% | 7.9% | 5.8% | 744 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 37.4% | 6.4% | 4.8% | 775 |
| 2023/24 | 14.2% | 6.6% | +7.6pp | 43.5% | 7.0% | 7.2% | 770 |
| 2024/25 | 12.6% | 6.2% | +6.4pp | 40.5% | 7.8% | 4.8% | 739 |
8 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jan 2020 | — | Good |