Flags
4
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,303.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.3%
of income
In-year balance
+0.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.5%.
Elevated: turnover 20.4%, vacancy rate 8.0%, sickness 8.1 days.
Elevated: turnover 29.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.0%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good10 December 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
671
Capacity
900 (75%)
Free school meals
43.4%
English additional lang.
3.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
35.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.2
Mean salary
£48,648
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 699 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 | £4.4m | £4.5m | £3.2m | 73.0% | -£119k | £358k | 8.1% | £7,048 |
| 2022/23 | £2.1m | £2.5m | £1.5m | 72.3% | -£358k | £0 | 0.0% | £3,365 |
| 2023/24 | £5.4m | £5.4m | £3.9m | 71.3% | +£34k | £15k | 0.3% | £8,304 |
Teaching staff
£2.6m
Support staff
£554k
Premises
£340k
Other costs
£1.2m
5.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
6.5%
Premises (total)
6.2%
Supply staff
6.2%
Catering
1.9%
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 | —* | 51.8 | 79.3% | 56.9% | 50.9% | — | 116 |
* 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 | 38.4 | 15.0 | £46,999 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2021/22 | 37.4 | 16.7 | £47,834 | 16.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 33.4 | 19.0 | £39,860 | 29.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 34.4 | 19.0 | £49,636 | 20.4% | 8.0% | 8.1 |
| 2024/25 | 35.0 | 19.2 | £48,648 | —% | 5.4% | — |
Overall absence
10.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 19.4% | 4.3% | 2.2% | 720 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.0% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 683 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.9% | 4.0% | 1.9% | 633 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 3.9% | 1.7% | 594 |
| 2017/18 | 6.9% | 4.8% | +2.1pp | 15.6% | 4.3% | 2.5% | 589 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.4pp | 20.2% | 3.9% | 3.1% | 585 |
| 2020/21 | 7.3% | 4.5% | +2.8pp | 20.9% | 4.5% | 2.8% | 597 |
| 2021/22 | 11.5% | 7.1% | +4.4pp | 35.8% | 6.2% | 5.4% | 643 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 32.2% | 5.1% | 6.4% | 659 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +4.9pp | 30.4% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 688 |
| 2024/25 | 10.0% | 6.2% | +3.8pp | 28.8% | 4.8% | 5.2% | 699 |
10 December 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept 2021 | URN 108862 | Requires improvement |