Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,538.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.9%
of income
In-year balance
+2.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,262
Capacity
1,200 (105%)
Free school meals
31.5%
English additional lang.
2.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.9
Mean salary
£48,103
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25 · 1,302 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 | £8.6m | £7.6m | £5.4m | 63.2% | +£927k | £701k | 8.2% | £7,034 |
| 2022/23 | £8.4m | £8.9m | £5.9m | 70.5% | -£478k | £173k | 2.1% | £6,722 |
| 2023/24 | £9.5m | £9.3m | £6.5m | 68.4% | +£195k | £181k | 1.9% | £7,539 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£346k
Premises
£531k
Other costs
£2.3m
3.8%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
6.8%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
7.2%
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 | —* | 44.9 | 63.4% | 45.5% | 10.2% | — | 235 |
* 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 | 62.1 | 18.0 | £42,932 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 63.6 | 19.1 | £44,457 | 13.5% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 61.9 | 20.2 | £44,741 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2023/24 | 73.0 | 17.2 | £46,871 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2024/25 | 74.8 | 16.9 | £48,103 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.3% | 4.4% | +3.0pp | 21.3% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 983 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 19.0% | 4.2% | 2.5% | 940 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 20.2% | 4.6% | 1.7% | 744 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 17.9% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 716 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 18.7% | 4.6% | 1.6% | 818 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 972 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.6% | 4.2% | 2.2% | 1,145 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +3.9pp | 35.2% | 7.1% | 4.0% | 1,263 |
| 2022/23 | 11.3% | 6.8% | +4.5pp | 32.1% | 6.3% | 5.1% | 1,281 |
| 2023/24 | 10.6% | 6.6% | +4.0pp | 25.6% | 5.6% | 5.0% | 1,298 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 22.1% | 4.2% | 5.6% | 1,302 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2019 | — | Good |