Flags
1
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Per-pupil income
£7,658.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 24.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 2025 · 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
987
Capacity
1,018 (97%)
Free school meals
23.0%
English additional lang.
29.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£50,005
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 931 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 | £5.5m | £5.5m | £3.9m | 70.1% | +£20k | -£1.3m | -24.5% | £5,783 |
| 2022/23 | £6.7m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 69.6% | +£545k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,735 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £6.6m | £5.5m | 72.6% | +£918k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,659 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£659k
Premises
£368k
Other costs
£784k
4.6%
Admin staff
-0.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
1.4%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 45.7 | 61.1% | 42.6% | 54.6% | — | 216 |
* 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 | 47.3 | 16.4 | £40,203 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2021/22 | 56.0 | 17.0 | £38,476 | 24.3% | 3.4% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 55.6 | 18.0 | £42,836 | 36.7% | 3.5% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 60.6 | 16.3 | £46,846 | 24.1% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2024/25 | 62.6 | 15.8 | £50,005 | —% | 1.6% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.8% | 4.4% | -0.6pp | 8.8% | 3.2% | 0.6% | 147 |
| 2014/15 | 4.5% | 4.5% | -0.0pp | 9.2% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 238 |
| 2015/16 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 8.0% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 314 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.6% | 3.2% | 1.2% | 396 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 11.0% | 3.3% | 1.5% | 463 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 12.9% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 541 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 15.2% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 781 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 26.2% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 939 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.6pp | 26.3% | 6.6% | 1.8% | 940 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.2pp | 26.8% | 6.2% | 2.5% | 948 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.9% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 931 |
25 March 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2014 | — | Outstanding |