Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£8,109.89
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
64.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.4%
of income
In-year balance
+7.9%
of income
Elevated: turnover 27.3%, sickness 8.4 days.
Elevated: turnover 22.5%, sickness 9.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.8%.
Quality of education
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GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good23 April 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
895
Capacity
600 (149%)
Free school meals
44.8%
English additional lang.
35.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
44.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.3
Mean salary
£46,889
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25 · 972 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 | £1.9m | £4.5m | £3.4m | 179.2% | -£2.6m | £228k | 12.1% | £2,954 |
| 2022/23 | £5.5m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 70.1% | +£226k | £225k | 4.1% | £7,881 |
| 2023/24 | £6.6m | £6.1m | £4.3m | 64.8% | +£526k | £224k | 3.4% | £8,110 |
Teaching staff
£2.9m
Support staff
£896k
Premises
£330k
Other costs
£1.5m
3.6%
Admin staff
3.4%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
7.9%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
6.3%
Catering
0.7%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 72.2% | 51.3% | 63.5% | — | 115 |
* 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 | 34.6 | 18.8 | £43,133 | 13.9% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 36.8 | 17.3 | £46,059 | 26.1% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 36.2 | 19.3 | £42,096 | 27.3% | 2.7% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 40.0 | 20.5 | £42,465 | 22.5% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 44.0 | 20.3 | £46,889 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
10.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.7% | 3.4% | 1.8% | 361 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.3% | 3.9% | 1.3% | 419 |
| 2015/16 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 15.9% | 4.3% | 1.5% | 477 |
| 2016/17 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 19.1% | 4.3% | 1.8% | 551 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 15.2% | 3.7% | 1.5% | 638 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 11.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 627 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.0pp | 13.3% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 660 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.1pp | 25.4% | 4.5% | 3.7% | 650 |
| 2022/23 | 11.7% | 6.8% | +4.9pp | 36.4% | 5.2% | 6.5% | 742 |
| 2023/24 | 11.1% | 6.6% | +4.5pp | 32.8% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 870 |
| 2024/25 | 10.8% | 6.2% | +4.6pp | 31.1% | 5.0% | 5.8% | 972 |
23 April 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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