Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,143.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.9%
of income
In-year balance
+5.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 27.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good23 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
893
Capacity
1,344 (66%)
Free school meals
22.5%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.6
Mean salary
£44,536
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 882 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 | £6.2m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 67.1% | +£848k | £2.5m | 40.9% | £6,267 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 60.2% | +£1.2m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,156 |
| 2023/24 | £6.9m | £6.6m | £4.7m | 67.9% | +£361k | £203k | 2.9% | £7,144 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£201k
Premises
£389k
Other costs
£1.5m
2.2%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
8.3%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 48.3 | 69.9% | 46.6% | 24.7% | — | 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 | 52.4 | 18.9 | £40,994 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2021/22 | 52.3 | 18.9 | £39,151 | 43.6% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 49.1 | 19.3 | £39,734 | 22.0% | 5.8% | 5.0 |
| 2023/24 | 52.6 | 18.4 | £44,781 | 27.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 43.3 | 20.6 | £44,536 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 18.9% | 4.5% | 1.1% | 833 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 17.1% | 4.7% | 1.4% | 806 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.4% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 776 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 16.1% | 4.2% | 1.6% | 764 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 779 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 12.3% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 780 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.5% | 2.7% | 1.9% | 850 |
| 2021/22 | 12.2% | 7.1% | +5.1pp | 39.1% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 891 |
| 2022/23 | 13.4% | 6.8% | +6.6pp | 37.4% | 6.1% | 7.4% | 859 |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% | +7.1pp | 35.4% | 6.8% | 6.9% | 909 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.2pp | 28.6% | 7.0% | 3.4% | 882 |
23 April 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 Feb 2023 | — | Requires improvement |