Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,685.01
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
76.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.3%
of income
In-year balance
-1.7%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.7% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,068
Capacity
1,050 (102%)
Free school meals
31.6%
English additional lang.
32.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£48,706
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 1,112 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 | £7.6m | £7.4m | £5.7m | 74.5% | +£171k | £994k | 13.1% | £7,098 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £8.0m | £6.0m | 74.7% | -£27k | £967k | 12.1% | £7,347 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £8.5m | £6.3m | 67.7% | +£792k | £1.8m | 18.9% | £8,641 |
| 2024/25 | £9.3m | £9.4m | £7.1m | 76.6% | -£158k | £1.6m | 17.3% | £8,685 |
Teaching staff
£4.8m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£498k
Other costs
£1.8m
8.7%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
3.0%
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 | —* | 45.2 | 63.5% | 38.9% | 16.8% | — | 208 |
* 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 | 66.5 | 16.3 | £42,931 | 7.2% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 68.0 | 15.8 | £43,188 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 67.9 | 16.0 | £44,116 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 66.2 | 16.3 | £45,051 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2024/25 | 70.1 | 15.2 | £48,706 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 18.4% | 4.1% | 2.4% | 1,072 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 18.9% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 1,051 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 16.5% | 3.3% | 3.4% | 1,056 |
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 18.5% | 3.0% | 4.0% | 1,095 |
| 2017/18 | 6.4% | 4.8% | +1.7pp | 17.1% | 2.9% | 3.5% | 1,101 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.9% | 3.2% | 2.9% | 1,114 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 19.2% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1,132 |
| 2021/22 | 10.6% | 7.1% | +3.5pp | 32.0% | 7.1% | 3.5% | 1,128 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 25.2% | 5.7% | 4.3% | 1,110 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 26.4% | 5.3% | 3.6% | 1,123 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 24.3% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 1,112 |
7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Apr 2013 | — | Good |