Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,002.53
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 14.2%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,523
Capacity
1,290 (118%)
Free school meals
26.1%
English additional lang.
11.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
85.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£50,699
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
27.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,268 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 | £9.6m | £6.9m | 69.8% | +£191k | £839k | 8.5% | £6,270 |
| 2022/23 | £10.8m | £10.4m | £6.9m | 64.0% | +£440k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,856 |
| 2023/24 | £11.1m | £10.3m | £7.6m | 68.4% | +£734k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,003 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£385k
Other costs
£2.4m
2.1%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.4%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
1.9%
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 | —* | 40.3 | 52.7% | 31.7% | 27.6% | — | 243 |
* 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 | 77.3 | 20.0 | £43,218 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 78.0 | 20.1 | £42,763 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 78.8 | 20.0 | £42,303 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 78.2 | 20.2 | £49,836 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2024/25 | 85.1 | 17.9 | £50,699 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.5pp | 11.9% | 3.3% | 1.6% | 1,112 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 10.4% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,132 |
| 2015/16 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 14.1% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,206 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.1% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1,252 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1,276 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 16.1% | 3.6% | 2.4% | 1,264 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 19.1% | 4.1% | 2.6% | 1,257 |
| 2021/22 | 12.0% | 7.1% | +4.9pp | 37.6% | 7.0% | 5.0% | 1,265 |
| 2022/23 | 14.2% | 6.8% | +7.3pp | 40.2% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 1,294 |
| 2023/24 | 13.8% | 6.6% | +7.2pp | 39.5% | 6.9% | 6.9% | 1,305 |
| 2024/25 | 10.5% | 6.2% | +4.3pp | 27.6% | 7.0% | 3.5% | 1,268 |
3 October 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2012 | — | Good |