Per-pupil income
£6,673.87
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.4%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good14 January 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
1,705
Capacity
1,750 (97%)
Free school meals
12.5%
English additional lang.
24.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
97.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.6
Mean salary
£52,483
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25 · 1,385 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 | £9.4m | £7.3m | 77.4% | -£38k | £1.3m | 14.3% | £6,056 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £10.0m | £7.9m | 77.8% | +£75k | £1.0m | 10.1% | £6,136 |
| 2023/24 | £11.4m | £11.1m | £8.8m | 76.7% | +£291k | £850k | 7.4% | £6,674 |
Teaching staff
£6.5m
Support staff
£883k
Premises
£420k
Other costs
£1.9m
8.3%
Admin staff
2.6%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 55.7 | 81.4% | 61.6% | 79.7% | — | 237 |
* 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 | 86.9 | 17.6 | £42,943 | 6.7% | 0.0% | 2.3 |
| 2021/22 | 90.5 | 17.1 | £45,121 | 15.1% | 1.1% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 93.7 | 17.6 | £44,257 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2023/24 | 95.5 | 17.9 | £45,756 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2024/25 | 97.1 | 17.6 | £52,483 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.9% | 4.4% | -0.5pp | 6.8% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,212 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.5% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 1,206 |
| 2015/16 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 7.6% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,207 |
| 2016/17 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 8.3% | 3.4% | 0.8% | 1,197 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.3% | 3.5% | 0.7% | 1,214 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,212 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.8% | 3.0% | 0.7% | 1,211 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 19.1% | 6.0% | 1.2% | 1,243 |
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% | +1.0pp | 19.3% | 5.7% | 2.1% | 1,335 |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% | +0.8pp | 17.3% | 5.5% | 1.8% | 1,352 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 16.8% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 1,385 |
14 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2015 | — | Outstanding |