Flags
4
3 high
Per-pupil income
£7,215.91
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+8.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 35.8%, vacancy rate 3.5%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.5%.
Elevated: turnover 23.5%, sickness 9.0 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.3%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
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
547
Capacity
600 (91%)
Free school meals
20.3%
English additional lang.
3.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
30.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£44,388
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25 · 575 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 | £3.0m | £2.8m | £2.0m | 65.9% | +£180k | -£9k | -0.3% | £6,789 |
| 2022/23 | £3.6m | £4.0m | £2.7m | 75.7% | -£406k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,367 |
| 2023/24 | £3.8m | £3.5m | £2.6m | 68.8% | +£312k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,216 |
Teaching staff
£2.3m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£210k
Other costs
£666k
0.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
1.7%
ICT
11.8%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.0%
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 | —* | 44.0 | 64.0% | 37.0% | 55.0% | — | 100 |
* 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 | 23.4 | 16.5 | £41,197 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 0.4 |
| 2021/22 | 20.7 | 21.0 | £40,048 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 27.4 | 17.6 | £41,937 | 35.8% | 3.5% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 26.0 | 20.3 | £42,933 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 30.8 | 17.8 | £44,388 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.3% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 10.6% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 330 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 11.9% | 5.1% | 0.5% | 151 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 12.0% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 225 |
| 2016/17 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 17.4% | 4.8% | 1.4% | 264 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.5pp | 13.0% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 246 |
| 2018/19 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 18.2% | 4.4% | 2.3% | 280 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 19.3% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 405 |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 7.1% | +6.2pp | 40.0% | 8.4% | 4.9% | 465 |
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% | +4.7pp | 33.3% | 8.0% | 3.5% | 517 |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 32.4% | 7.4% | 3.1% | 556 |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% | +3.1pp | 28.2% | 6.4% | 2.9% | 575 |
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.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2019 | — | Good |