Per-pupil income
£6,798.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
2.6%
of income
In-year balance
+7.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,880
Capacity
2,065 (91%)
Free school meals
16.8%
English additional lang.
4.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
96.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.4
Mean salary
£47,493
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 1,563 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 | £8.5m | £9.8m | £7.9m | 92.9% | -£1.3m | £274k | 3.2% | £4,504 |
| 2022/23 | £12.1m | £10.8m | £8.3m | 68.8% | +£1.3m | £367k | 3.0% | £6,373 |
| 2023/24 | £12.9m | £11.9m | £9.1m | 70.9% | +£990k | £336k | 2.6% | £6,798 |
Teaching staff
£6.9m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£585k
Other costs
£2.2m
3.9%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
3.5%
Catering
0.8%
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 | —* | 53.1 | 80.7% | 65.4% | 81.7% | — | 301 |
* 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 | 98.4 | 19.5 | £41,411 | 10.3% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2021/22 | 96.1 | 19.7 | £41,799 | 9.6% | 1.0% | 5.9 |
| 2022/23 | 96.9 | 19.6 | £43,154 | 14.9% | 1.0% | 4.1 |
| 2023/24 | 98.3 | 19.3 | £43,881 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 96.7 | 19.4 | £47,493 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 4.7% | 2.8% | 0.5% | 1,528 |
| 2014/15 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 6.8% | 3.0% | 0.5% | 1,522 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.8% | 3.3% | 0.7% | 1,533 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.2% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 1,532 |
| 2017/18 | 4.2% | 4.8% | -0.5pp | 9.9% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 1,523 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 9.9% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 1,518 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1,522 |
| 2021/22 | 9.0% | 7.1% | +1.9pp | 28.3% | 7.1% | 1.9% | 1,548 |
| 2022/23 | 8.0% | 6.8% | +1.2pp | 22.2% | 5.6% | 2.4% | 1,549 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 21.4% | 5.6% | 2.5% | 1,555 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 20.3% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 1,563 |
5 November 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Dec 2013 | — | Outstanding |