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Per-pupil income
£8,941.76
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good11 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
1,206
Capacity
1,120 (108%)
Free school meals
43.5%
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.
78.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.4
Mean salary
£55,671
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
32.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 1,089 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 | £9.1m | £8.7m | £6.9m | 76.7% | +£357k | £705k | 7.8% | £7,427 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.3m | £7.2m | 72.4% | +£636k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,201 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £10.3m | £7.9m | 72.3% | +£609k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,942 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£328k
Other costs
£2.1m
6.1%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
2.6%
ICT
6.4%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
2.3%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 38.8 | 51.8% | 35.1% | 47.6% | — | 191 |
* 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 | 82.3 | 14.4 | £43,301 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2021/22 | 83.8 | 14.5 | £46,948 | 21.5% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 80.3 | 15.1 | £46,208 | 20.1% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 75.3 | 16.2 | £49,382 | 7.3% | 0.0% | 3.3 |
| 2024/25 | 78.5 | 15.4 | £55,671 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
32.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.6% | 4.4% | +1.2pp | 16.9% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 653 |
| 2014/15 | 7.6% | 4.5% | +3.1pp | 23.8% | 4.9% | 2.6% | 719 |
| 2015/16 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 21.2% | 4.7% | 2.6% | 811 |
| 2016/17 | 7.5% | 4.6% | +2.9pp | 23.1% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 891 |
| 2017/18 | 7.6% | 4.8% | +2.8pp | 23.5% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 957 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 19.6% | 4.2% | 2.3% | 972 |
| 2020/21 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.2pp | 21.6% | 4.5% | 2.2% | 1,059 |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 7.1% | +6.1pp | 46.5% | 7.8% | 5.4% | 1,070 |
| 2022/23 | 13.0% | 6.8% | +6.2pp | 41.8% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 1,084 |
| 2023/24 | 11.6% | 6.6% | +5.1pp | 34.9% | 6.0% | 5.7% | 1,070 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 32.7% | 4.8% | 5.8% | 1,089 |
11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2020 | — | Good |