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Per-pupil income
£8,248.83
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-10.3%
of income
In-year balance
+19.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good21 January 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
830
Capacity
1,150 (72%)
Free school meals
46.3%
English additional lang.
1.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£51,179
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
43.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25 · 793 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 | £5.8m | £4.6m | £4.1m | 69.9% | +£1.2m | -£1.7m | -29.2% | £6,811 |
| 2022/23 | £7.5m | £4.9m | £4.4m | 58.6% | +£2.6m | -£579k | -7.7% | £8,349 |
| 2023/24 | £7.0m | £5.7m | £5.0m | 71.8% | +£1.4m | -£721k | -10.3% | £8,249 |
Teaching staff
£3.4m
Support staff
£956k
Premises
£12k
Other costs
£593k
7.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
0.5%
Premises (total)
1.6%
Supply staff
1.9%
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 | —* | 30.5 | 29.8% | 17.5% | 20.5% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 48.3 | 16.7 | £43,221 | 11.0% | 2.0% | 7.3 |
| 2021/22 | 53.8 | 15.9 | £42,493 | 19.7% | 0.0% | 13.2 |
| 2022/23 | 52.6 | 17.1 | £40,239 | 25.1% | 0.0% | 13.6 |
| 2023/24 | 54.7 | 15.6 | £45,463 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 51.6 | 16.1 | £51,179 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
14.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
43.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016/17 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 23.6% | 5.7% | 1.3% | 626 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 18.1% | 5.0% | 1.6% | 576 |
| 2018/19 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 24.0% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 658 |
| 2020/21 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 26.8% | 2.9% | 5.7% | 775 |
| 2021/22 | 12.6% | 7.1% | +5.4pp | 44.0% | 5.6% | 7.0% | 823 |
| 2022/23 | 12.6% | 6.8% | +5.8pp | 41.0% | 6.9% | 5.7% | 891 |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% | +7.1pp | 40.9% | 7.0% | 6.6% | 841 |
| 2024/25 | 14.0% | 6.2% | +7.8pp | 43.4% | 7.3% | 6.8% | 793 |
21 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2022 | — | Requires improvement |