Flags
4
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,372.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.1%
of income
In-year balance
+6.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 18.8%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 7.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good19 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
1,164
Capacity
1,184 (98%)
Free school meals
24.4%
English additional lang.
5.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£49,794
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
7.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,196 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 | £7.6m | £7.1m | £5.8m | 76.7% | +£432k | £1.6m | 20.6% | £6,511 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £8.1m | £6.5m | 82.7% | -£263k | £904k | 11.6% | £6,613 |
| 2023/24 | £8.7m | £8.1m | £6.6m | 76.4% | +£566k | £872k | 10.1% | £7,372 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.0m
Premises
£395k
Other costs
£1.1m
12.2%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.7%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
1.2%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 63.2% | 36.8% | 11.8% | — | 220 |
* 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 | 74.4 | 14.9 | £41,819 | 11.2% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2021/22 | 72.6 | 16.0 | £42,461 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 82.0 | 14.4 | £44,277 | 18.8% | 0.0% | 1.2 |
| 2023/24 | 71.3 | 16.5 | £47,508 | 27.4% | 5.3% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 66.8 | 17.4 | £49,794 | —% | 7.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 8.9% | 3.6% | 1.0% | 925 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 9.8% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 970 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 991 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 10.7% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1,006 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 12.7% | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1,035 |
| 2018/19 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.4pp | 11.9% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 1,058 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.3% | 3.6% | 1.7% | 1,135 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 28.8% | 5.9% | 3.4% | 1,181 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 28.5% | 4.9% | 5.0% | 1,199 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 25.9% | 4.3% | 4.9% | 1,202 |
| 2024/25 | 9.2% | 6.2% | +3.0pp | 23.7% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 1,196 |
19 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2019 | — | Good |