Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,836.04
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.1%
of income
In-year balance
-3.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.7% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good15 October 2024 · 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
1,431
Capacity
1,574 (91%)
Free school meals
13.8%
English additional lang.
6.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£48,080
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 1,229 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 | £9.0m | £8.6m | £7.0m | 77.3% | +£361k | £2.3m | 25.1% | £6,153 |
| 2022/23 | £9.4m | £9.5m | £7.5m | 80.6% | -£156k | £2.1m | 22.5% | £6,567 |
| 2023/24 | £9.7m | £10.0m | £8.0m | 82.8% | -£354k | £1.8m | 18.1% | £6,836 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£276k
Other costs
£1.7m
9.3%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 49.5 | 75.6% | 54.3% | 26.1% | — | 234 |
* 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 | 81.2 | 18.6 | £42,829 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 6.3 |
| 2021/22 | 77.4 | 18.9 | £42,414 | 11.4% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2022/23 | 80.3 | 17.8 | £43,627 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 84.0 | 16.8 | £44,812 | 11.1% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2024/25 | 82.1 | 17.4 | £48,080 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.1% | 1.2% | 652 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 690 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 11.1% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 709 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 739 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.2pp | 11.9% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 742 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 740 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.5% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 1,235 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 27.2% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 1,227 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 23.2% | 6.6% | 1.4% | 1,214 |
| 2023/24 | 8.0% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 22.4% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 1,220 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 21.1% | 5.4% | 2.4% | 1,229 |
15 October 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2014 | — | Outstanding |