Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,971.64
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
77.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-2.5%
of income
In-year balance
-3.4%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.4% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · 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
1,292
Capacity
1,460 (88%)
Free school meals
18.0%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
83.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£49,965
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,117 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 | £8.2m | £8.4m | £6.5m | 79.0% | -£193k | £379k | 4.6% | £5,788 |
| 2022/23 | £8.7m | £8.9m | £6.7m | 76.9% | -£216k | £155k | 1.8% | £6,111 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.9m | £7.4m | 77.7% | -£323k | -£239k | -2.5% | £6,972 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£712k
Premises
£392k
Other costs
£2.1m
7.3%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
0.8%
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 | —* | 47.7 | 67.9% | 48.4% | 35.7% | — | 221 |
* 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 | 79.6 | 17.7 | £44,668 | 4.8% | 0.0% | 2.4 |
| 2021/22 | 82.9 | 17.0 | £43,579 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2022/23 | 77.2 | 18.5 | £42,566 | 12.7% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 80.9 | 17.0 | £46,608 | 7.5% | 1.2% | 6.3 |
| 2024/25 | 83.1 | 15.5 | £49,965 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.5% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 9.7% | 4.0% | 0.5% | 1,088 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 4.3% | 0.4% | 1,071 |
| 2015/16 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.5% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 1,103 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.6% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,082 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 11.0% | 4.7% | 0.4% | 1,116 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 11.2% | 4.7% | 0.6% | 1,159 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.8% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 1,158 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.4pp | 27.8% | 7.7% | 0.8% | 1,236 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 25.2% | 7.4% | 1.6% | 1,251 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 25.9% | 7.0% | 2.1% | 1,199 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 19.8% | 5.7% | 1.6% | 1,117 |
24 September 2024 · 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 Mar 2022 | — | Requires improvement |