Per-pupil income
£6,737.02
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.2%
of income
In-year balance
+5.0%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good15 October 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
1,747
Capacity
1,800 (97%)
Free school meals
15.9%
English additional lang.
10.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
102.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£48,425
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
14.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,514 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 | £11.0m | £10.5m | £7.6m | 69.3% | +£457k | £272k | 2.5% | £6,237 |
| 2022/23 | £11.4m | £10.6m | £7.8m | 68.3% | +£818k | £1.2m | 10.3% | £6,507 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £11.2m | £8.5m | 72.3% | +£593k | £1.1m | 9.2% | £6,737 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£608k
Premises
£503k
Other costs
£2.2m
3.8%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
2.7%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 53.9 | 83.8% | 57.0% | 28.9% | — | 291 |
* 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 | 102.7 | 17.1 | £42,727 | 12.9% | 0.0% | 3.2 |
| 2021/22 | 95.4 | 18.4 | £43,213 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 99.0 | 17.8 | £42,662 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 103.2 | 17.0 | £47,482 | 8.3% | 1.0% | 3.8 |
| 2024/25 | 102.7 | 17.0 | £48,425 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
14.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.5% | 4.5% | 0.1% | 1,363 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.9% | 5.0% | 0.3% | 1,355 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.0% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 1,364 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.1% | 4.0% | 0.4% | 1,367 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 7.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,369 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.4% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1,399 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,449 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 15.2% | 5.0% | 1.2% | 1,486 |
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% | -0.9pp | 13.1% | 5.0% | 0.9% | 1,512 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 12.8% | 4.5% | 0.9% | 1,519 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 14.8% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 1,514 |
15 October 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |