Per-pupil income
£7,522.46
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-0.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,461
Capacity
1,250 (117%)
Free school meals
16.3%
English additional lang.
24.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
89.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.4
Mean salary
£49,916
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
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
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,403 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 | £10.1m | £10.2m | £8.7m | 85.6% | -£84k | £275k | 2.7% | £8,372 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £7.9m | £6.9m | 85.8% | +£165k | £54k | 0.7% | £6,168 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £10.2m | £7.6m | 72.9% | +£193k | -£84k | -0.8% | £7,522 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£915k
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£1.3m
8.9%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
13.8%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
0.5%
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 | —* | 51.7 | 72.2% | 56.9% | 50.4% | — | 248 |
* 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 | 78.3 | 15.0 | £40,513 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 77.2 | 15.7 | £41,688 | 18.6% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2022/23 | 80.4 | 16.2 | £44,940 | 14.1% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 83.0 | 16.6 | £47,931 | 17.4% | 1.2% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 89.0 | 16.4 | £49,916 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 6.2% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 145 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 5.3% | 3.2% | 0.4% | 322 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.1% | 3.6% | 0.6% | 508 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 9.6% | 3.5% | 0.9% | 742 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.3% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 981 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.9% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 1,060 |
| 2020/21 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 4.8% | 1.0% | 1,201 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 23.5% | 7.0% | 1.5% | 1,246 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 20.5% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 1,337 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 20.2% | 6.6% | 1.5% | 1,388 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 15.5% | 6.4% | 1.1% | 1,403 |
11 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2015 | — | Outstanding |