Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,000
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
25.3%
of income
In-year balance
+5.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
843
Capacity
900 (94%)
Free school meals
32.6%
English additional lang.
6.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£46,867
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 901 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 | £6.0m | £4.9m | £4.1m | 68.0% | +£1.1m | £2.2m | 36.3% | £6,740 |
| 2022/23 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £5.1m | 79.5% | +£204k | £1.8m | 27.9% | £7,198 |
| 2023/24 | £6.8m | £6.5m | £5.2m | 76.7% | +£380k | £1.7m | 25.3% | £8,000 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£622k
Premises
£298k
Other costs
£921k
5.9%
Admin staff
1.2%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
3.1%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 40.7 | 57.6% | 27.8% | 15.9% | — | 151 |
* 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 | 69.0 | 12.9 | £36,801 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 68.4 | 13.1 | £37,604 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 73.4 | 12.0 | £38,429 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 72.4 | 11.8 | £43,884 | 32.3% | 1.4% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 14.0 | £46,867 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 4.8% | 0.9% | 827 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 20.1% | 5.6% | 0.7% | 859 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 17.2% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 841 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.2% | 4.5% | 1.4% | 854 |
| 2017/18 | 7.4% | 4.8% | +2.6pp | 23.0% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 884 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 22.0% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 876 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 21.2% | 5.4% | 2.1% | 918 |
| 2021/22 | 9.8% | 7.1% | +2.7pp | 35.5% | 8.1% | 1.7% | 917 |
| 2022/23 | 11.2% | 6.8% | +4.4pp | 38.3% | 8.3% | 2.9% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% | +3.7pp | 35.8% | 7.5% | 2.8% | 890 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 32.1% | 7.3% | 3.6% | 901 |
28 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jan 2020 | — | Good |