Per-pupil income
£8,531.96
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
53.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,534
Capacity
1,500 (102%)
Free school meals
29.7%
English additional lang.
9.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£44,740
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
1.7%
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25 · 1,543 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 | £8.5m | £5.1m | 52.0% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £7,658 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £9.7m | £5.9m | 51.8% | +£1.6m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,240 |
| 2023/24 | £12.4m | £11.1m | £6.7m | 53.8% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,532 |
Teaching staff
£5.1m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£2.2m
Other costs
£2.2m
2.5%
Admin staff
3.3%
Energy
1.1%
ICT
3.4%
Premises (total)
0.9%
Supply staff
0.6%
Catering
3.6%
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 | —* | 55.0 | 72.5% | 57.6% | 51.5% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 64.8 | 18.0 | £37,018 | 23.0% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 82.0 | 15.6 | £36,305 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2022/23 | 85.8 | 16.0 | £38,767 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2023/24 | 90.4 | 16.1 | £41,897 | 21.4% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2024/25 | 92.0 | 16.7 | £44,740 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.5% | 4.4% | +3.1pp | 24.3% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 622 |
| 2014/15 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 20.4% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 619 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 16.4% | 2.1% | 3.4% | 664 |
| 2016/17 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.2% | 1.7% | 4.2% | 710 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 11.8% | 1.4% | 3.4% | 814 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.4pp | 11.0% | 1.0% | 3.3% | 938 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.8% | 1.3% | 3.0% | 1,190 |
| 2021/22 | 6.5% | 7.1% | -0.7pp | 19.9% | 2.5% | 4.0% | 1,318 |
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% | -0.6pp | 17.8% | 1.4% | 4.8% | 1,386 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 15.4% | 1.3% | 4.3% | 1,475 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 13.8% | 1.7% | 3.6% | 1,543 |
10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2018 | — | Good |