Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,905.22
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
19.6%
of income
In-year balance
+13.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Elevated: turnover 21.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good20 May 2025 · 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
657
Capacity
900 (73%)
Free school meals
27.6%
English additional lang.
34.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£47,092
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25 · 700 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 | £954k | £1.1m | £826k | 86.6% | -£143k | -£353k | -37.0% | £9,353 |
| 2022/23 | £2.6m | £2.0m | £1.4m | 55.2% | +£590k | £462k | 17.9% | £9,049 |
| 2023/24 | £4.1m | £3.6m | £2.7m | 65.8% | +£533k | £800k | 19.6% | £7,905 |
Teaching staff
£2.1m
Support staff
£293k
Premises
£283k
Other costs
£583k
5.0%
Admin staff
4.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.6%
Premises (total)
1.0%
Supply staff
1.3%
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 | —* | 46.1 | 77.1% | 55.7% | 27.1% | — | 70 |
* 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 | 8.8 | 12.6 | £43,208 | 56.8% | 0.0% | 16.7 |
| 2021/22 | 5.7 | 17.9 | £49,958 | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 17.8 | 16.0 | £43,097 | 16.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 31.2 | 16.6 | £46,940 | 21.1% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2024/25 | 40.8 | 16.1 | £47,092 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.3pp | 23.4% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 334 |
| 2014/15 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 28.2% | 6.0% | 2.2% | 262 |
| 2015/16 | 7.9% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 31.5% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 286 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 19.4% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 315 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 16.8% | 4.4% | 1.9% | 316 |
| 2018/19 | 6.4% | 4.6% | +1.8pp | 17.3% | 4.6% | 1.9% | 336 |
| 2020/21 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 22.1% | 5.1% | 1.7% | 131 |
| 2021/22 | 10.3% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 33.9% | 7.7% | 2.5% | 115 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 35.8% | 5.4% | 6.3% | 316 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 32.1% | 6.9% | 3.6% | 588 |
| 2024/25 | 7.4% | 6.2% | +1.2pp | 23.0% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 700 |
20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
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