Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,765.13
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
29.1%
of income
In-year balance
+2.3%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 29.1%.
Quality of education
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,497
Capacity
1,254 (119%)
Free school meals
25.7%
English additional lang.
74.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£50,627
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,544 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 | £10.6m | £9.9m | £7.7m | 72.3% | +£761k | £3.2m | 30.1% | £7,125 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £11.3m | £8.3m | 73.5% | -£46k | £3.1m | 28.0% | £7,538 |
| 2023/24 | £13.0m | £12.6m | £8.9m | 68.4% | +£380k | £3.5m | 27.2% | £8,669 |
| 2024/25 | £13.1m | £12.8m | £9.8m | 74.9% | +£295k | £3.8m | 29.1% | £8,765 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£1.1m
Other costs
£1.9m
7.6%
Admin staff
0.1%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
3.4%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
9.9%
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 | —* | 47.4 | 66.0% | 47.2% | 29.5% | — | 288 |
* 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 | 88.9 | 16.9 | £42,739 | 6.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2021/22 | 88.4 | 16.8 | £44,438 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2022/23 | 87.7 | 17.0 | £47,459 | 3.0% | 1.1% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 92.7 | 16.1 | £47,727 | 5.8% | 1.1% | 7.2 |
| 2024/25 | 95.3 | 15.7 | £50,627 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 11.2% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,229 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.7% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1,216 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.9% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 1,221 |
| 2016/17 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 16.6% | 3.8% | 1.8% | 1,275 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 15.2% | 3.5% | 2.1% | 1,396 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.4% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1,448 |
| 2020/21 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 11.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 1,526 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 17.9% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1,525 |
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% | -0.0pp | 22.0% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 1,531 |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% | +0.5pp | 22.2% | 3.8% | 3.3% | 1,530 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.0pp | 19.2% | 4.0% | 2.2% | 1,544 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2012 | — | Good |