Per-pupil income
£7,146.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
8.1%
of income
In-year balance
+10.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
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OutstandingLeadership & management
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,543
Capacity
1,450 (106%)
Free school meals
22.7%
English additional lang.
22.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£54,246
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25 · 1,232 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 | £9.4m | £9.1m | £7.1m | 75.4% | +£286k | £805k | 8.6% | £6,456 |
| 2022/23 | £10.0m | £9.5m | £7.4m | 74.5% | +£474k | £597k | 6.0% | £6,910 |
| 2023/24 | £10.7m | £9.6m | £7.4m | 69.7% | +£1.1m | £866k | 8.1% | £7,146 |
Teaching staff
£6.2m
Support staff
£649k
Premises
£225k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.2%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
3.9%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
5.2%
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 | —* | 60.1 | 88.4% | 74.3% | 84.6% | — | 241 |
* 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 | 105.5 | 13.6 | £47,627 | 14.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 97.9 | 14.8 | £41,744 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 100.4 | 14.4 | £48,298 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2023/24 | 92.0 | 16.2 | £52,125 | 13.4% | 1.1% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 92.6 | 16.7 | £54,246 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.1% | 4.4% | -0.3pp | 9.9% | 3.9% | 0.2% | 1,002 |
| 2014/15 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.8% | 4.0% | 0.2% | 1,015 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 8.1% | 3.8% | 0.3% | 1,031 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 1,063 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.0% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,079 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,132 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 17.8% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 1,196 |
| 2021/22 | 7.6% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 22.7% | 6.2% | 1.4% | 1,206 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 22.5% | 5.9% | 1.9% | 1,230 |
| 2023/24 | 7.7% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 20.1% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 1,235 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 17.2% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 1,232 |
15 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2013 | — | Outstanding |