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Per-pupil income
£7,236.11
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.8%
of income
In-year balance
+6.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 June 2025 · 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
1,021
Capacity
1,200 (85%)
Free school meals
15.8%
English additional lang.
4.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
54.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£42,876
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25 · 1,073 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 | £6.6m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 72.0% | +£370k | £284k | 4.3% | £6,117 |
| 2022/23 | £7.2m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 70.7% | +£319k | £264k | 3.6% | £6,845 |
| 2023/24 | £7.8m | £7.3m | £5.3m | 68.0% | +£530k | £452k | 5.8% | £7,236 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£798k
Premises
£1.3m
Other costs
£632k
5.6%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
1.2%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 49.2 | 74.2% | 53.6% | 24.9% | — | 209 |
* 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 | 56.8 | 18.8 | £43,014 | 12.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 52.3 | 20.5 | £44,141 | 16.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 52.6 | 20.1 | £42,360 | 30.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 49.1 | 22.0 | £43,679 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 9.9 |
| 2024/25 | 54.0 | 18.9 | £42,876 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 10.8% | 3.5% | 1.5% | 924 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 913 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.4% | 4.1% | 0.9% | 928 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.2% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 954 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 14.3% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 979 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 983 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.2% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 1,100 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 27.4% | 7.3% | 3.0% | 1,100 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 25.5% | 6.0% | 3.6% | 1,097 |
| 2023/24 | 10.0% | 6.6% | +3.4pp | 25.7% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 1,128 |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% | +0.1pp | 15.5% | 3.5% | 2.8% | 1,073 |
3 June 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2022 | — | Requires improvement |