Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,144.77
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
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: 11.7%.
Elevated: turnover 21.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good13 May 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
691
Capacity
958 (72%)
Free school meals
22.7%
English additional lang.
3.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
37.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.4
Mean salary
£46,597
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.8%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 683 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 | £4.7m | £4.6m | £3.5m | 75.5% | +£110k | £569k | 12.2% | £6,356 |
| 2022/23 | £4.0m | £4.2m | £3.2m | 80.8% | -£193k | £0 | 0.0% | £5,499 |
| 2023/24 | £5.3m | £5.0m | £3.9m | 73.0% | +£353k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,145 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£69k
Premises
£333k
Other costs
£751k
6.5%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 54.2% | 35.8% | 26.7% | — | 120 |
* 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 | 41.1 | 18.1 | £43,260 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 40.9 | 18.0 | £42,636 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2022/23 | 42.7 | 17.1 | £44,090 | 21.6% | 0.0% | 7.1 |
| 2023/24 | 40.6 | 18.4 | £45,660 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 37.6 | 18.4 | £46,597 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.8% | 4.1% | 0.6% | 688 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.6% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 644 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 8.4% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 651 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.1% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 660 |
| 2017/18 | 5.4% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 670 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 11.9% | 4.1% | 1.6% | 683 |
| 2020/21 | 6.6% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 15.0% | 5.2% | 1.5% | 688 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 22.7% | 5.9% | 2.6% | 679 |
| 2022/23 | 11.4% | 6.8% | +4.6pp | 31.9% | 8.2% | 3.2% | 701 |
| 2023/24 | 12.0% | 6.6% | +5.4pp | 33.6% | 8.6% | 3.4% | 718 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 30.6% | 7.8% | 3.9% | 683 |
13 May 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Nov 2022 | — | Requires improvement |