Per-pupil income
£6,624.21
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.1%
of income
In-year balance
+3.6%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
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Outstanding25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,140
Capacity
1,050 (109%)
Free school meals
9.6%
English additional lang.
3.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
64.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£53,857
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.
10.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 876 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 | £6.4m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 73.3% | +£428k | £610k | 9.6% | £6,094 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.2m | £5.0m | 73.9% | +£465k | £1.2m | 17.4% | £6,368 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.1m | £5.4m | 73.2% | +£265k | £449k | 6.1% | £6,624 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£336k
Premises
£456k
Other costs
£1.2m
9.7%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.6%
Premises (total)
0.6%
Supply staff
0.7%
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 | —* | 56.0 | 83.6% | 68.6% | 87.4% | — | 159 |
* 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 | 60.2 | 17.7 | £44,321 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 66.6 | 15.7 | £42,808 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 60.6 | 17.4 | £43,913 | 15.8% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 59.6 | 18.6 | £50,157 | 8.7% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 64.7 | 17.6 | £53,857 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.2pp | 9.3% | 3.9% | 0.2% | 289 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.6% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 453 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.4% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 609 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 7.5% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 758 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 9.9% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 780 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.6% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 791 |
| 2020/21 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 5.3% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 833 |
| 2021/22 | 5.8% | 7.1% | -1.3pp | 11.4% | 4.4% | 1.4% | 842 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 12.8% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 841 |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% | -1.0pp | 12.2% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 853 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 10.3% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 876 |
25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2014 | — | Outstanding |