Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,811.23
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.9%
of income
In-year balance
-0.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 February 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
1,077
Capacity
1,087 (99%)
Free school meals
19.4%
English additional lang.
4.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.8
Mean salary
£47,531
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.6%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 983 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 | £5.8m | £5.6m | £4.3m | 73.8% | +£271k | £1.1m | 19.0% | £5,859 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 68.7% | +£840k | £1.6m | 22.1% | £6,779 |
| 2023/24 | £7.4m | £7.4m | £5.8m | 77.9% | -£15k | £1.3m | 16.9% | £6,811 |
Teaching staff
£4.2m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£408k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.0%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.0%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 46.9 | 68.6% | 40.0% | 14.3% | — | 175 |
* 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 | 52.6 | 18.0 | £40,933 | 7.6% | 0.0% | 0.8 |
| 2021/22 | 57.0 | 17.5 | £41,479 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2022/23 | 61.5 | 17.1 | £40,194 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 65.4 | 16.6 | £44,501 | 5.3% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 68.4 | 15.8 | £47,531 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 13.2% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 657 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 12.6% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 627 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 11.2% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 573 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 574 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 642 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 13.2% | 4.6% | 0.6% | 733 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 15.4% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 853 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 27.9% | 8.8% | 0.7% | 891 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 30.8% | 8.9% | 1.4% | 947 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.6pp | 30.0% | 9.0% | 2.1% | 972 |
| 2024/25 | 9.4% | 6.2% | +3.2pp | 23.4% | 7.6% | 1.8% | 983 |
25 February 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 May 2015 | — | Good |