Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,882.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.9%
of income
In-year balance
+6.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.7%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good13 May 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
1,139
Capacity
1,130 (101%)
Free school meals
20.0%
English additional lang.
9.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
70.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£46,851
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 1,182 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 | £7.3m | £7.3m | £6.0m | 81.9% | +£25k | £695k | 9.5% | £6,303 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £8.1m | £6.2m | 74.8% | +£106k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,926 |
| 2023/24 | £9.2m | £8.5m | £6.4m | 69.6% | +£630k | £448k | 4.9% | £7,883 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£595k
Other costs
£1.6m
3.5%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.8%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 47.4 | 68.9% | 48.4% | 70.2% | — | 225 |
* 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 | 66.3 | 17.7 | £42,544 | 4.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 69.3 | 16.8 | £42,370 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2022/23 | 71.7 | 16.6 | £48,337 | 16.9% | 0.0% | 8.6 |
| 2023/24 | 71.9 | 16.2 | £45,037 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 10.0 |
| 2024/25 | 70.0 | 16.3 | £46,851 | —% | 1.4% | — |
Overall absence
9.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 4.2% | 0.8% | 1,043 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 12.5% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,031 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 3.9% | 1.1% | 1,038 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 12.8% | 4.0% | 1.2% | 1,090 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.0% | 1,074 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,137 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 9.1% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 1,189 |
| 2021/22 | 8.3% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 24.4% | 6.8% | 1.4% | 1,193 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 25.2% | 7.6% | 1.7% | 1,215 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 23.6% | 6.5% | 2.6% | 1,200 |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% | +3.5pp | 22.8% | 6.8% | 2.9% | 1,182 |
13 May 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 May 2012 | URN 121182 | Good |