Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£11,529.6
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
70.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
18.0%
of income
In-year balance
+1.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
880
Capacity
900 (98%)
Free school meals
58.3%
English additional lang.
58.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£60,770
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.1%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 922 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 | £8.9m | £9.1m | £6.5m | 73.3% | -£222k | £1.0m | 11.8% | £10,133 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £9.2m | £6.6m | 71.1% | +£105k | £1.2m | 12.4% | £10,486 |
| 2023/24 | £10.1m | £9.6m | £6.9m | 67.8% | +£579k | £1.7m | 16.6% | £11,693 |
| 2024/25 | £10.1m | £10.0m | £7.1m | 70.3% | +£141k | £1.8m | 18.0% | £11,530 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£827k
Premises
£1.4m
Other costs
£1.5m
6.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
2.5%
ICT
10.3%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
7.7%
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 | —* | 52.7 | 75.0% | 54.7% | 82.6% | — | 172 |
* 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 | 64.8 | 13.8 | £55,890 | 15.1% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 62.2 | 14.1 | £56,503 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2022/23 | 60.6 | 14.6 | £62,816 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 63.6 | 13.6 | £58,211 | 18.2% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 59.5 | 14.8 | £60,770 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.0pp | 9.5% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 855 |
| 2014/15 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 858 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 871 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 907 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 907 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 14.2% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 917 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 4.3% | 1.7% | 916 |
| 2021/22 | 8.4% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 25.6% | 5.5% | 2.9% | 929 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 28.0% | 5.0% | 4.2% | 915 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 25.7% | 3.9% | 5.0% | 907 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 25.2% | 3.1% | 5.3% | 922 |
21 January 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Dec 2014 | — | Outstanding |