Per-pupil income
£7,433.31
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.9%
of income
In-year balance
+3.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
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Outstanding1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,504
Capacity
1,197 (126%)
Free school meals
20.9%
English additional lang.
18.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
77.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.5
Mean salary
£51,914
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
12.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25 · 1,145 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 | £9.0m | £8.2m | £6.5m | 72.2% | +£795k | £814k | 9.1% | £6,421 |
| 2022/23 | £9.8m | £9.6m | £6.9m | 70.4% | +£262k | £487k | 5.0% | £7,097 |
| 2023/24 | £10.8m | £10.3m | £7.6m | 71.0% | +£414k | £99k | 0.9% | £7,433 |
Teaching staff
£5.3m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£1.6m
Other costs
£1.1m
4.2%
Admin staff
0.1%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
1.8%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 56.1 | 81.6% | 64.1% | 39.8% | — | 206 |
* 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 | 73.7 | 19.1 | £43,262 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2021/22 | 70.8 | 19.7 | £43,748 | 6.8% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2022/23 | 75.5 | 18.4 | £47,382 | 9.8% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 71.9 | 20.1 | £46,289 | 8.6% | 0.0% | 2.7 |
| 2024/25 | 77.3 | 19.5 | £51,914 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
12.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.2% | 4.4% | -0.1pp | 8.3% | 3.2% | 1.0% | 1,014 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.2% | 3.4% | 1.4% | 1,009 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.6% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,000 |
| 2016/17 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 10.7% | 3.7% | 1.0% | 983 |
| 2017/18 | 4.4% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 7.5% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 1,008 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.6% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,021 |
| 2020/21 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 1,045 |
| 2021/22 | 8.5% | 7.1% | +1.3pp | 28.8% | 6.8% | 1.7% | 1,053 |
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% | -0.1pp | 18.8% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 1,053 |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% | +0.6pp | 17.8% | 5.4% | 1.8% | 1,104 |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% | -0.7pp | 12.3% | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1,145 |
1 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2013 | — | Outstanding |