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Per-pupil income
£7,543.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+12.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 October 2024 · 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
1,355 (73%)
Free school meals
21.3%
English additional lang.
6.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
53.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£50,327
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25 · 914 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 | £6.7m | £5.2m | 71.0% | +£598k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,024 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £7.7m | £5.5m | 68.5% | +£276k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,606 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 65.0% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,544 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£781k
Premises
£489k
Other costs
£1.5m
6.3%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
6.1%
Premises (total)
4.2%
Supply staff
0.2%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 45.3 | 69.2% | 45.1% | 59.3% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 62.0 | 18.4 | £42,100 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2021/22 | 60.7 | 19.9 | £45,265 | 20.8% | 0.0% | 10.4 |
| 2022/23 | 64.7 | 18.7 | £43,836 | 31.7% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2023/24 | 46.3 | 24.5 | £48,003 | 17.2% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2024/25 | 53.4 | 18.5 | £50,327 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.3% | 4.4% | +1.9pp | 20.1% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 915 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 20.7% | 4.7% | 1.6% | 869 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 17.5% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 788 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 18.4% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 776 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 17.8% | 4.8% | 2.1% | 839 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 19.9% | 5.3% | 2.1% | 849 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 15.9% | 5.4% | 1.8% | 944 |
| 2021/22 | 9.9% | 7.1% | +2.8pp | 28.4% | 7.3% | 2.6% | 998 |
| 2022/23 | 10.2% | 6.8% | +3.4pp | 26.1% | 6.1% | 4.1% | 986 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 29.2% | 7.1% | 3.9% | 1,001 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 26.0% | 5.8% | 4.1% | 914 |
1 October 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2015 | — | Good |