Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,061.55
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.2%
of income
In-year balance
+2.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 40.3%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · 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
1,120
Capacity
1,200 (93%)
Free school meals
46.4%
English additional lang.
60.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
75.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.8
Mean salary
£49,617
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.2%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 989 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 | £9.8m | £8.8m | £7.2m | 73.3% | +£987k | £1.3m | 13.6% | £8,419 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.9m | £7.8m | 77.0% | +£257k | £935k | 9.2% | £9,062 |
Teaching staff
£6.8m
Support staff
£321k
Premises
£369k
Other costs
£1.7m
6.9%
Admin staff
1.6%
Energy
1.8%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
6.2%
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 | —* | 41.6 | 57.2% | 39.9% | 48.6% | — | 173 |
* 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 | 73.0 | 16.0 | £45,067 | 28.7% | 0.0% | 2.0 |
| 2021/22 | 71.8 | 16.3 | £47,895 | 8.9% | 1.4% | 4.9 |
| 2022/23 | 75.0 | 15.4 | £48,062 | 27.5% | 1.3% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 78.0 | 14.4 | £53,453 | 40.3% | 1.3% | 3.1 |
| 2024/25 | 75.6 | 14.8 | £49,617 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 17.7% | 3.5% | 2.7% | 994 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 974 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 8.8% | 3.5% | 1.6% | 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.1% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1,022 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 9.4% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 991 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 8.6% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,003 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 951 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7% | 7.1% | -1.4pp | 13.7% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 942 |
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 27.0% | 5.8% | 2.3% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 26.5% | 5.4% | 2.7% | 956 |
| 2024/25 | 8.7% | 6.2% | +2.5pp | 28.0% | 5.2% | 3.5% | 989 |
12 November 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Nov 2015 | — | Good |