Flags
6
3 high
Per-pupil income
£9,128.44
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
90.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.4%
of income
In-year balance
-4.2%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 86.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 90.0%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -2.4%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.5% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 1.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.2% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,179
Capacity
1,200 (98%)
Free school meals
23.1%
English additional lang.
42.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.0
Mean salary
£65,184
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
3.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
5.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.1%
2024/25 · 920 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 | £9.7m | £9.4m | £8.3m | 85.6% | +£261k | £377k | 3.9% | £8,061 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £10.0m | £8.5m | 85.4% | -£46k | £358k | 3.6% | £8,239 |
| 2023/24 | £10.5m | £10.7m | £9.0m | 86.1% | -£160k | £198k | 1.9% | £8,918 |
| 2024/25 | £10.8m | £11.2m | £9.7m | 90.0% | -£451k | -£253k | -2.4% | £9,128 |
Teaching staff
£8.1m
Support staff
£966k
Premises
£478k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.8%
Admin staff
1.4%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
1.1%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 57.7 | 83.1% | 61.6% | 67.2% | — | 177 |
* 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 | 95.9 | 12.5 | £53,784 | 8.8% | 0.0% | 0.7 |
| 2021/22 | 89.6 | 13.4 | £54,519 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 92.5 | 13.0 | £56,662 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 94.4 | 12.4 | £60,492 | 9.8% | 1.0% | 3.2 |
| 2024/25 | 90.7 | 13.0 | £65,184 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
3.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
5.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 2.9% | 4.4% | -1.5pp | 3.6% | 2.7% | 0.2% | 904 |
| 2014/15 | 3.0% | 4.5% | -1.5pp | 4.5% | 2.8% | 0.2% | 906 |
| 2015/16 | 2.9% | 4.5% | -1.6pp | 4.2% | 2.6% | 0.3% | 907 |
| 2016/17 | 3.2% | 4.6% | -1.4pp | 4.5% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 909 |
| 2017/18 | 3.2% | 4.8% | -1.6pp | 5.6% | 2.7% | 0.5% | 915 |
| 2018/19 | 2.6% | 4.6% | -2.0pp | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.3% | 940 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 8.0% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 946 |
| 2021/22 | 5.0% | 7.1% | -2.1pp | 8.5% | 4.6% | 0.4% | 949 |
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% | -2.3pp | 7.3% | 4.3% | 0.2% | 949 |
| 2023/24 | 3.8% | 6.6% | -2.8pp | 5.7% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 920 |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% | -2.5pp | 5.0% | 3.6% | 0.1% | 920 |
25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Oct 2014 | — | Outstanding |