Per-pupil income
£8,689.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
66.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.5%
of income
In-year balance
+11.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
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Outstanding25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
826
Capacity
950 (87%)
Free school meals
71.5%
English additional lang.
71.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
46.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.7
Mean salary
£52,546
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
9.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25 · 867 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 | £6.8m | £6.1m | £4.6m | 66.8% | +£748k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,496 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £4.7m | 65.9% | +£519k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,946 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £6.4m | £4.8m | 66.2% | +£838k | £838k | 11.5% | £8,690 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£965k
Premises
£305k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
7.8%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 50.3 | 76.0% | 47.3% | 39.0% | — | 146 |
* 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 | 58.2 | 14.1 | £40,493 | 6.2% | 0.0% | 17.2 |
| 2021/22 | 56.2 | 14.3 | £42,602 | 16.7% | 6.6% | 12.9 |
| 2022/23 | 59.2 | 13.5 | £43,960 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 50.4 | 16.6 | £51,729 | 15.9% | 1.9% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 17.7 | £52,546 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
9.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 9.0% | 2.7% | 1.4% | 768 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 7.4% | 3.1% | 1.1% | 787 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.4% | 1.3% | 806 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 821 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 8.6% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 826 |
| 2018/19 | 4.1% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 8.8% | 2.9% | 1.2% | 849 |
| 2020/21 | 7.5% | 4.5% | +3.0pp | 19.8% | 6.2% | 1.3% | 840 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 25.8% | 5.3% | 3.4% | 832 |
| 2022/23 | 7.9% | 6.8% | +1.1pp | 22.5% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 812 |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% | -1.2pp | 12.8% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 856 |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% | -2.0pp | 9.8% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 867 |
25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Feb 2014 | — | Outstanding |