Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,156.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.2%
of income
In-year balance
+16.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good26 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
1,382
Capacity
1,400 (99%)
Free school meals
36.7%
English additional lang.
14.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£47,464
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 1,245 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 | £8.9m | £7.0m | 72.0% | +£737k | £884k | 9.1% | £6,926 |
| 2022/23 | £10.3m | £10.1m | £7.0m | 67.7% | +£209k | £1.1m | 10.6% | £7,354 |
| 2023/24 | £11.6m | £9.7m | £7.7m | 66.5% | +£1.9m | £1.6m | 14.2% | £8,157 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£52k
Premises
£523k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.6%
Admin staff
1.3%
Energy
2.4%
ICT
4.2%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
1.5%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 38.1 | 46.4% | 24.7% | 31.1% | — | 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 | 99.3 | 13.8 | £40,801 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 100.8 | 13.9 | £39,216 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 96.3 | 14.6 | £77,425 | 17.9% | 1.0% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 85.3 | 16.7 | £95,465 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 86.7 | 15.9 | £47,464 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 15.9% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 1,008 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.0% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 1,024 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 1,042 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.6% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 1,089 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 13.6% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 1,149 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.7% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 1,178 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 19.2% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 1,211 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 26.2% | 5.4% | 3.3% | 1,231 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 25.0% | 4.9% | 3.3% | 1,262 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 27.1% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 1,249 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 26.0% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 1,245 |
26 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sept 2022 | — | Requires improvement |