Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£9,535.83
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.2%
of income
In-year balance
-1.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 10.5% to 6.2%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 1.6% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,589
Capacity
1,600 (99%)
Free school meals
45.0%
English additional lang.
61.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
99.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.0
Mean salary
£53,913
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25 · 1,372 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 | £11.5m | £11.5m | £8.3m | 72.3% | +£63k | £1.1m | 9.3% | £7,287 |
| 2022/23 | £12.7m | £12.4m | £8.9m | 69.9% | +£245k | £1.3m | 10.5% | £7,603 |
| 2023/24 | £13.8m | £14.0m | £9.8m | 71.0% | -£154k | £1.2m | 8.4% | £8,287 |
| 2024/25 | £15.2m | £15.4m | £10.9m | 71.9% | -£237k | £934k | 6.2% | £9,536 |
Teaching staff
£7.8m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£2.0m
Other costs
£2.5m
5.4%
Admin staff
0.5%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.7%
Catering
12.6%
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 | —* | 44.1 | 60.1% | 41.4% | 71.5% | — | 263 |
* 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 | 90.0 | 17.3 | £47,783 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 98.0 | 16.2 | £47,186 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2022/23 | 93.8 | 17.8 | £48,460 | 24.5% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 101.4 | 16.5 | £50,910 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 99.1 | 16.0 | £53,913 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 1,127 |
| 2014/15 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.0% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,108 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 8.9% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,139 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 9.4% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,188 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 9.4% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 1,252 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 11.1% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,272 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 18.4% | 4.6% | 2.0% | 1,379 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.5pp | 21.3% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 1,384 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 22.9% | 5.1% | 3.2% | 1,431 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 25.3% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 1,492 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 31.9% | 7.1% | 4.6% | 1,372 |
29 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Jun 2011 | — | Good |