Per-pupil income
£8,035.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
31.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.1%
of income
No active flags for this school.
25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,657
Capacity
1,680 (99%)
Free school meals
18.2%
English additional lang.
44.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
98.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.8
Mean salary
£58,173
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,434 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 | £12.2m | £11.4m | £8.7m | 71.0% | +£760k | £4.6m | 37.5% | £7,582 |
| 2022/23 | £12.1m | £12.1m | £8.8m | 72.7% | +£49k | £4.3m | 35.2% | £7,560 |
| 2023/24 | £13.0m | £12.7m | £9.6m | 74.0% | +£272k | £4.1m | 31.4% | £8,036 |
Teaching staff
£7.7m
Support staff
£806k
Premises
£551k
Other costs
£2.6m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
2.4%
Supply staff
6.4%
Catering
2.7%
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 | — | 54.8 | 75.7% | 61.0% | 81.3% | — | 272 |
| 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 | 104.9 | 15.7 | £48,902 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2021/22 | 99.0 | 16.2 | £49,152 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 11.6 |
| 2022/23 | 96.6 | 16.6 | £49,981 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 99.7 | 16.2 | £55,873 | 17.9% | 0.0% | 6.2 |
| 2024/25 | 98.7 | 16.8 | £58,173 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 10.8% | 4.5% | 0.3% | 1,281 |
| 2014/15 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.6% | 3.8% | 0.4% | 1,286 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 0.4% | 1,285 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.7% | 0.7% | 1,301 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,321 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,337 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.1% | 2.4% | 0.9% | 1,367 |
| 2021/22 | 5.4% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 13.0% | 4.4% | 1.0% | 1,369 |
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% | -0.3pp | 17.7% | 5.2% | 1.4% | 1,375 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 16.9% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 1,409 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 19.6% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 1,434 |
25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2015 | — | Outstanding |