Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,249.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.4%
of income
In-year balance
+15.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.7%.
Elevated: turnover 27.9%, sickness 8.3 days.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good5 November 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
1,258
Capacity
1,600 (79%)
Free school meals
27.7%
English additional lang.
13.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.5
Mean salary
£51,148
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
34.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25 · 1,215 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 | £8.4m | £7.4m | £5.8m | 70.0% | +£964k | £399k | 4.8% | £6,173 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £7.8m | £6.1m | 67.9% | +£1.2m | £365k | 4.0% | £6,670 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £8.2m | £6.7m | 69.1% | +£1.4m | £38k | 0.4% | £7,249 |
Teaching staff
£5.2m
Support staff
£701k
Premises
£590k
Other costs
£942k
4.9%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 39.0 | 51.3% | 28.7% | 22.2% | — | 230 |
* 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 | 76.7 | 17.7 | £41,727 | 8.3% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2021/22 | 77.8 | 17.4 | £43,105 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 79.3 | 17.1 | £42,585 | 21.3% | 2.5% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 76.8 | 17.3 | £45,987 | 27.9% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 72.0 | 17.5 | £51,148 | —% | 4.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
34.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 13.0% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 905 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 2.1% | 2.2% | 795 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 741 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 13.0% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 1,281 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.1pp | 17.0% | 2.0% | 3.8% | 1,226 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 14.8% | 2.6% | 3.1% | 1,233 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.4% | 2.7% | 3.0% | 1,262 |
| 2021/22 | 12.4% | 7.1% | +5.2pp | 42.1% | 8.6% | 3.7% | 1,267 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.4% | 5.8% | 4.7% | 1,254 |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% | +6.2pp | 40.4% | 4.5% | 8.2% | 1,265 |
| 2024/25 | 10.7% | 6.2% | +4.5pp | 34.0% | 4.6% | 6.1% | 1,215 |
5 November 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2019 | — | Good |