Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,494.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 20.4%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,129
Capacity
1,100 (103%)
Free school meals
17.1%
English additional lang.
21.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.8
Mean salary
£48,808
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 1,046 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 | £8.7m | £8.6m | £6.2m | 71.9% | +£19k | -£654k | -7.5% | £8,606 |
| 2022/23 | £9.9m | £9.9m | £7.3m | 73.7% | -£3k | -£872k | -8.8% | £9,506 |
| 2023/24 | £10.6m | £10.6m | £7.8m | 73.8% | +£71k | £180k | 1.7% | £9,494 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£788k
Premises
£595k
Other costs
£2.1m
0.1%
Admin staff
0.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.5%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 68.0 | 92.1% | 83.7% | 53.7% | — | 190 |
* 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 | 76.3 | 13.0 | £41,245 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 1.1 |
| 2021/22 | 71.4 | 14.1 | £43,369 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2022/23 | 88.7 | 11.7 | £45,132 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 86.1 | 13.0 | £48,796 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2024/25 | 87.9 | 12.8 | £48,808 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 8.2% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 924 |
| 2014/15 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 951 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 5.6% | 2.9% | 0.8% | 975 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 6.3% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 991 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 8.6% | 4.0% | 0.6% | 1,008 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 1,016 |
| 2020/21 | 3.1% | 4.5% | -1.4pp | 6.2% | 2.6% | 0.5% | 994 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 12.2% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,011 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 11.3% | 4.3% | 1.1% | 1,029 |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 10.4% | 4.1% | 1.2% | 1,058 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 10.2% | 4.0% | 1.4% | 1,046 |
25 February 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Jul 2017 | — | Outstanding |