Flags
2
2 high
Per-pupil income
£8,948.58
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
67.3%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-18.2%
of income
In-year balance
+3.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.9%.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -18.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good8 October 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
1,000
Capacity
1,529 (65%)
Free school meals
46.5%
English additional lang.
25.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£50,150
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.8%
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25 · 918 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 | £7.1m | £6.7m | £4.8m | 67.5% | +£385k | -£2.2m | -31.2% | £7,272 |
| 2022/23 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £5.2m | 66.0% | +£211k | -£2.0m | -25.5% | £8,259 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £5.6m | 65.9% | +£100k | -£1.9m | -22.7% | £8,584 |
| 2024/25 | £8.9m | £8.7m | £6.0m | 67.3% | +£282k | -£1.6m | -18.2% | £8,949 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£851k
Premises
£520k
Other costs
£2.1m
4.2%
Admin staff
4.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
10.1%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.7%
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 | —* | 47.2 | 67.8% | 45.4% | 64.5% | — | 152 |
* 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 | 61.4 | 15.3 | £42,772 | 3.3% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2021/22 | 63.3 | 15.5 | £42,653 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 11.2 |
| 2022/23 | 62.9 | 15.2 | £43,350 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2023/24 | 62.0 | 15.8 | £49,400 | 7.4% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2024/25 | 63.0 | 15.9 | £50,150 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 20.6% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 717 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 19.7% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 681 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 691 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.9% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 720 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 11.7% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 751 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 12.6% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 785 |
| 2020/21 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.8% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 883 |
| 2021/22 | 11.4% | 7.1% | +4.2pp | 34.5% | 6.0% | 5.4% | 923 |
| 2022/23 | 10.0% | 6.8% | +3.2pp | 26.9% | 3.7% | 6.3% | 940 |
| 2023/24 | 10.8% | 6.6% | +4.3pp | 29.1% | 3.4% | 7.5% | 963 |
| 2024/25 | 10.9% | 6.2% | +4.7pp | 29.1% | 3.8% | 7.1% | 918 |
8 October 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2019 | — | Good |