Per-pupil income
£8,649.63
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+15.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 2025 · 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
980
Capacity
1,050 (93%)
Free school meals
33.4%
English additional lang.
74.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.7
Mean salary
£55,066
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25 · 918 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 | £6.2m | £5.3m | £4.2m | 68.3% | +£898k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,233 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 64.2% | +£1.1m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,368 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £6.9m | £5.3m | 65.0% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,650 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£845k
Premises
£263k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
1.4%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
3.7%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
2.4%
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 | —* | 45.1 | 75.5% | 45.5% | 49.7% | — | 143 |
* 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 | 47.9 | 16.2 | £48,164 | 23.5% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 51.7 | 16.6 | £49,068 | 29.5% | 3.7% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 56.0 | 15.7 | £49,076 | 23.2% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2023/24 | 57.2 | 16.4 | £57,568 | 11.3% | 0.0% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 62.4 | 15.7 | £55,066 | —% | 3.1% | — |
Overall absence
7.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.8% | 4.4% | +2.4pp | 22.9% | 3.0% | 3.8% | 717 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 21.8% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 697 |
| 2015/16 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 18.4% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 727 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.9% | 1.3% | 4.1% | 740 |
| 2017/18 | 6.0% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 18.2% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 742 |
| 2018/19 | 6.2% | 4.6% | +1.6pp | 15.9% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 686 |
| 2020/21 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 19.1% | 2.9% | 3.2% | 752 |
| 2021/22 | 8.0% | 7.1% | +0.9pp | 25.5% | 2.9% | 5.1% | 785 |
| 2022/23 | 8.8% | 6.8% | +2.0pp | 25.8% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 815 |
| 2023/24 | 7.9% | 6.6% | +1.4pp | 23.1% | 3.5% | 4.4% | 896 |
| 2024/25 | 7.0% | 6.2% | +0.8pp | 19.7% | 3.7% | 3.3% | 918 |
25 March 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Oct 2019 | — | Good |