Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£12,014.02
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.4%
of income
In-year balance
-7.8%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 7.8% of income.
Elevated: sickness 8.8 days.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 December 2024 · 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
586
Capacity
1,219 (48%)
Free school meals
38.5%
English additional lang.
46.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
12.4
Mean salary
£63,383
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25 · 377 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 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £6.0m | 76.2% | +£159k | £252k | 3.2% | £8,670 |
| 2022/23 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 73.9% | +£132k | £384k | 5.0% | £9,341 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.6m | £5.5m | 66.9% | +£617k | £1.0m | 12.2% | £11,912 |
| 2024/25 | £7.0m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 80.4% | -£551k | £449k | 6.4% | £12,014 |
Teaching staff
£4.1m
Support staff
£769k
Premises
£498k
Other costs
£1.4m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.4%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
1.8%
Supply staff
2.4%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 48.5 | 56.5% | 42.4% | 29.3% | — | 92 |
* 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 | 75.0 | 13.2 | £51,189 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 62.0 | 14.7 | £52,534 | 30.7% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 55.5 | 14.7 | £56,091 | 18.0% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 52.1 | 13.2 | £59,478 | 10.8% | 0.0% | 8.8 |
| 2024/25 | 47.1 | 12.4 | £63,383 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 11.3% | 3.6% | 1.1% | 907 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.9% | 4.0% | 1.1% | 902 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.1% | 3.5% | 1.3% | 900 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 12.0% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 905 |
| 2017/18 | 5.2% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 12.6% | 3.8% | 1.4% | 911 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 9.5% | 3.4% | 1.5% | 885 |
| 2020/21 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 13.4% | 3.7% | 1.3% | 808 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 28.9% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 703 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 33.8% | 6.9% | 3.4% | 603 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 27.5% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 473 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 24.9% | 5.6% | 2.1% | 377 |
3 December 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2010 | — | Good |