Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,449.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.5%
of income
In-year balance
+1.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.3%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good20 May 2025 · 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
1,547
Capacity
1,698 (91%)
Free school meals
13.0%
English additional lang.
3.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£50,135
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,328 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 | £9.4m | £9.4m | £7.5m | 80.7% | -£73k | £773k | 8.3% | £5,629 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.3m | £4.5m | 78.7% | +£352k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,475 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £10.1m | £8.2m | 79.8% | +£173k | £871k | 8.5% | £6,449 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£526k
Other costs
£1.4m
7.7%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.4%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 50.3 | 74.6% | 53.4% | 18.9% | — | 264 |
* 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 | 91.3 | 17.7 | £42,455 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 95.7 | 17.4 | £42,415 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2022/23 | 96.6 | 17.0 | £43,272 | 16.0% | 1.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 89.2 | 17.8 | £47,312 | 9.6% | 1.1% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 88.1 | 17.6 | £50,135 | —% | 3.3% | — |
Overall absence
8.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 9.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 1,220 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.5% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1,202 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,199 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 1.0% | 1,215 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 1,236 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 14.3% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 1,283 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,353 |
| 2021/22 | 9.2% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 27.6% | 7.4% | 1.8% | 1,374 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 24.0% | 6.5% | 1.7% | 1,369 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 26.5% | 6.1% | 2.6% | 1,367 |
| 2024/25 | 8.3% | 6.2% | +2.1pp | 23.8% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 1,328 |
20 May 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |