Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,953.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.5%
of income
In-year balance
+17.2%
of income
Elevated: sickness 9.0 days.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 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
990
Capacity
1,390 (71%)
Free school meals
21.3%
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.
53.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£50,390
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.8%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 995 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 | £7.2m | £5.7m | £4.8m | 67.2% | +£1.5m | £1.2m | 16.3% | £6,291 |
| 2022/23 | £7.8m | £5.8m | £5.1m | 65.5% | +£1.9m | £1.4m | 17.6% | £7,072 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £6.7m | £5.4m | 67.6% | +£1.4m | £1.6m | 19.5% | £7,954 |
Teaching staff
£3.9m
Support staff
£841k
Premises
£158k
Other costs
£1.1m
4.6%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 43.1 | 61.9% | 38.1% | 27.3% | — | 176 |
* 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 | 70.2 | 16.6 | £42,465 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 58.4 | 19.5 | £43,349 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 16.7 |
| 2022/23 | 64.4 | 17.1 | £41,546 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 61.6 | 16.4 | £49,501 | 12.3% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 53.8 | 18.4 | £50,390 | —% | 1.8% | — |
Overall absence
7.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 14.5% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,511 |
| 2014/15 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 15.1% | 4.7% | 0.7% | 1,413 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 16.4% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 1,349 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 20.4% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 1,310 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 15.0% | 4.7% | 1.3% | 1,194 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.3% | 3.7% | 1.4% | 1,131 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 1,041 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 26.4% | 6.1% | 2.1% | 1,031 |
| 2022/23 | 8.3% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 25.7% | 5.7% | 2.6% | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 23.8% | 5.5% | 2.7% | 1,014 |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% | +0.9pp | 19.7% | 4.7% | 2.4% | 995 |
25 March 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |