Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£11,498.62
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
68.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-29.7%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: -29.7%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.5%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good26 November 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
539
Capacity
800 (67%)
Free school meals
42.2%
English additional lang.
46.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.2
Mean salary
£53,074
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 595 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 | £5.4m | £5.1m | £3.4m | 62.6% | +£370k | -£2.3m | -42.6% | £7,600 |
| 2022/23 | £6.1m | £5.8m | £3.6m | 58.5% | +£359k | -£2.0m | -32.0% | £9,082 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.0m | 62.3% | +£123k | -£1.8m | -29.0% | £10,341 |
| 2024/25 | £6.2m | £6.2m | £4.2m | 68.1% | +£3k | -£1.8m | -29.7% | £11,499 |
Teaching staff
£3.3m
Support staff
£422k
Premises
£300k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.9%
Admin staff
3.7%
Energy
3.1%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
3.9%
Catering
8.5%
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 | —* | 36.7 | 45.6% | 28.9% | 37.7% | — | 114 |
* 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 | 39.8 | 18.3 | £49,630 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2021/22 | 43.6 | 16.4 | £46,669 | 23.3% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 39.4 | 17.2 | £51,447 | 62.0% | 0.0% | 3.6 |
| 2023/24 | 38.6 | 15.9 | £50,422 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2024/25 | 40.7 | 13.2 | £53,074 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.7% | 4.4% | +1.4pp | 13.8% | 3.9% | 1.8% | 886 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 18.3% | 4.7% | 1.5% | 726 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.2% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 640 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.2pp | 14.8% | 3.8% | 1.9% | 573 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 16.8% | 4.4% | 1.7% | 566 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 16.6% | 4.2% | 1.8% | 682 |
| 2020/21 | 7.8% | 4.5% | +3.3pp | 24.3% | 6.1% | 1.7% | 812 |
| 2021/22 | 8.7% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 29.4% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 775 |
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% | +1.8pp | 28.1% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 737 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 29.7% | 6.2% | 2.3% | 673 |
| 2024/25 | 8.5% | 6.2% | +2.3pp | 29.4% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 595 |
26 November 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Dec 2021 | — | Requires improvement |