Per-pupil income
£9,134.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
59.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.5%
of income
In-year balance
+11.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,962
Capacity
1,700 (115%)
Free school meals
11.9%
English additional lang.
10.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
125.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£51,057
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25 · 1,501 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 | £13.6m | £15.2m | £10.3m | 75.8% | -£1.7m | £297k | 2.2% | £6,989 |
| 2022/23 | £13.8m | £15.5m | £13.2m | 95.5% | -£1.7m | £269k | 1.9% | £7,132 |
| 2023/24 | £17.6m | £15.7m | £10.5m | 59.5% | +£2.0m | £269k | 1.5% | £9,134 |
Teaching staff
£7.8m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£727k
Other costs
£4.4m
6.0%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.8%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
4.0%
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 | —* | 55.7 | 76.4% | 58.6% | 46.5% | — | 297 |
* 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 | 124.6 | 15.7 | £42,393 | 19.0% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 114.6 | 16.9 | £42,690 | 13.1% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 123.2 | 15.7 | £45,896 | 9.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 120.7 | 16.0 | £49,393 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 125.9 | 15.6 | £51,057 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.8% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 14.0% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1,472 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.2% | 3.5% | 1.8% | 1,430 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.2% | 2.9% | 1.0% | 1,365 |
| 2016/17 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 7.3% | 3.1% | 0.9% | 1,350 |
| 2017/18 | 4.0% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 6.9% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,310 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 7.4% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1,353 |
| 2020/21 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.4% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 1,456 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 22.5% | 6.2% | 1.6% | 1,454 |
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 18.3% | 5.8% | 1.4% | 1,513 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 18.2% | 6.1% | 1.3% | 1,498 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 15.1% | 5.9% | 1.0% | 1,501 |
19 November 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 31 Jan 2013 | — | Outstanding |