Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,216.93
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
15.3%
of income
In-year balance
-4.7%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.1%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.7% of income.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,499
Capacity
1,800 (83%)
Free school meals
8.9%
English additional lang.
6.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
90.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.5
Mean salary
£53,560
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
11.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.1%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,207 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 | £9.8m | £9.5m | £7.4m | 75.7% | +£236k | £2.3m | 23.2% | £6,010 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £10.5m | £7.9m | 70.4% | +£629k | £2.5m | 22.4% | £7,170 |
| 2023/24 | £10.9m | £11.4m | £8.5m | 78.1% | -£512k | £1.7m | 15.3% | £7,217 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£883k
Premises
£442k
Other costs
£2.5m
7.6%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.5%
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 | —* | 54.8 | 79.3% | 63.5% | 56.8% | — | 241 |
* 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 | 92.7 | 17.6 | £43,062 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 91.4 | 17.8 | £43,598 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 90.5 | 17.2 | £48,096 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 89.5 | 16.9 | £50,313 | 6.0% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2024/25 | 90.8 | 16.5 | £53,560 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
11.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.4% | 4.4% | -1.0pp | 6.3% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 1,144 |
| 2014/15 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.4% | 2.9% | 0.4% | 1,141 |
| 2015/16 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 5.0% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 1,182 |
| 2016/17 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.1% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 1,228 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 5.4% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1,256 |
| 2018/19 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -1.0pp | 5.6% | 3.2% | 0.5% | 1,274 |
| 2020/21 | 3.2% | 4.5% | -1.3pp | 6.0% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1,311 |
| 2021/22 | 6.2% | 7.1% | -0.9pp | 15.9% | 5.7% | 0.5% | 1,280 |
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% | -1.0pp | 14.3% | 5.3% | 0.6% | 1,236 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 12.9% | 5.2% | 0.7% | 1,209 |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% | -1.3pp | 11.7% | 4.1% | 0.8% | 1,207 |
7 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |