Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,718.12
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.7%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.8%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 December 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
1,246
Capacity
750 (166%)
Free school meals
46.7%
English additional lang.
77.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.5
Mean salary
£46,478
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25 · 1,175 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 | £7.7m | £7.2m | £5.4m | 69.7% | +£537k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,625 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.5m | £6.5m | 72.3% | +£486k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,127 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.6m | £7.2m | 69.5% | +£778k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,718 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£584k
Other costs
£1.8m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
2.6%
Supply staff
4.2%
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 | —* | 38.0 | 47.2% | 30.3% | 27.3% | — | 231 |
* 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 | 46.9 | 19.1 | £35,061 | 31.0% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2021/22 | 67.6 | 14.9 | £36,328 | 17.8% | 2.9% | 9.8 |
| 2022/23 | 76.6 | 14.4 | £39,776 | 25.6% | 5.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 82.2 | 14.5 | £42,683 | 13.4% | 6.8% | 5.6 |
| 2024/25 | 86.2 | 14.5 | £46,478 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
10.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.0% | 4.4% | +2.6pp | 21.3% | 3.5% | 3.4% | 1,090 |
| 2014/15 | 9.1% | 4.5% | +4.6pp | 28.8% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 889 |
| 2015/16 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.7% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 773 |
| 2016/17 | 8.2% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 26.9% | 3.7% | 4.5% | 792 |
| 2017/18 | 9.3% | 4.8% | +4.6pp | 30.9% | 3.5% | 5.8% | 767 |
| 2018/19 | 8.5% | 4.6% | +3.8pp | 26.9% | 3.3% | 5.2% | 766 |
| 2020/21 | 9.5% | 4.5% | +5.0pp | 30.7% | 4.3% | 5.2% | 940 |
| 2021/22 | 8.6% | 7.1% | +1.5pp | 28.6% | 4.9% | 3.7% | 1,034 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 32.1% | 4.1% | 5.6% | 1,097 |
| 2023/24 | 10.7% | 6.6% | +4.2pp | 31.2% | 3.4% | 7.4% | 1,181 |
| 2024/25 | 10.3% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 30.0% | 3.6% | 6.7% | 1,175 |
3 December 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 24 Apr 2018 | — | Good |