Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,137.54
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.0%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 8.0% to 2.9%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.0% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 2.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,688
Capacity
1,700 (99%)
Free school meals
15.6%
English additional lang.
15.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£53,727
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
15.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,346 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 | £10.3m | £9.7m | £7.1m | 68.9% | +£579k | £1.1m | 10.5% | £6,071 |
| 2022/23 | £10.8m | £11.0m | £7.6m | 70.5% | -£216k | £866k | 8.0% | £6,459 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £11.7m | £8.0m | 70.3% | -£273k | £593k | 5.2% | £6,774 |
| 2024/25 | £12.0m | £12.3m | £8.6m | 71.3% | -£242k | £351k | 2.9% | £7,138 |
Teaching staff
£7.2m
Support staff
£432k
Premises
£421k
Other costs
£3.3m
4.0%
Admin staff
2.9%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
2.9%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
2.9%
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 | —* | 55.2 | 79.2% | 62.1% | 29.5% | — | 264 |
* 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 | 93.6 | 18.1 | £43,746 | 3.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 95.8 | 17.6 | £45,906 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 99.9 | 16.7 | £45,935 | 5.2% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 98.9 | 17.1 | £51,687 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 95.0 | 17.8 | £53,727 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
15.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 8.5% | 3.3% | 0.8% | 1,189 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 10.5% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,194 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 9.4% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,227 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,261 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 1,291 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,320 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,346 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.8pp | 22.8% | 6.9% | 1.1% | 1,340 |
| 2022/23 | 6.9% | 6.8% | +0.1pp | 17.6% | 6.0% | 0.9% | 1,348 |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% | +0.2pp | 16.2% | 5.7% | 1.1% | 1,340 |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% | +0.3pp | 15.5% | 5.7% | 0.9% | 1,346 |
4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb 2015 | — | Outstanding |