Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,011.86
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
83.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.9%
of income
In-year balance
-3.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 83.0%.
Elevated: turnover 23.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.7% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good19 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,256
Capacity
1,245 (101%)
Free school meals
11.1%
English additional lang.
18.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£53,968
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25 · 975 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 | £8.8m | £8.7m | £6.4m | 72.8% | +£117k | £1.0m | 11.7% | £7,018 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.3m | £7.2m | 76.8% | +£145k | £960k | 10.2% | £7,459 |
| 2023/24 | £8.9m | £9.2m | £7.4m | 83.0% | -£328k | £613k | 6.9% | £7,012 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£455k
Premises
£327k
Other costs
£1.5m
10.7%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
1.3%
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 | 78.1% | 59.0% | 81.4% | — | 183 |
* 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 | 72.4 | 17.1 | £46,569 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 82.1 | 15.3 | £47,450 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2022/23 | 76.1 | 16.6 | £47,667 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 73.9 | 17.1 | £51,598 | 20.7% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 71.3 | 17.6 | £53,968 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.8pp | 5.6% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 927 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.2% | 4.1% | 0.3% | 937 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 8.7% | 4.4% | 0.3% | 946 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.2% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 955 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 6.0% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 958 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.1% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 955 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 8.1% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 979 |
| 2021/22 | 5.4% | 7.1% | -1.7pp | 13.3% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 974 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 13.6% | 4.9% | 0.9% | 1,004 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.4pp | 13.6% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 1,009 |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 14.3% | 4.9% | 1.2% | 975 |
19 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |