Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,771.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.3%
of income
In-year balance
+1.6%
of income
Elevated: turnover 16.6%, sickness 8.1 days.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
989
Capacity
984 (101%)
Free school meals
43.3%
English additional lang.
34.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£52,412
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 900 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 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.7m | 74.0% | +£159k | £1.0m | 15.8% | £7,227 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 71.9% | +£491k | £1.2m | 17.1% | £7,792 |
| 2023/24 | £7.6m | £7.5m | £5.8m | 76.4% | +£124k | £1.0m | 13.3% | £7,772 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£830k
Premises
£357k
Other costs
£1.3m
5.5%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.9%
ICT
7.2%
Premises (total)
1.1%
Supply staff
1.6%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 32.6 | 33.3% | 17.7% | 31.2% | — | 141 |
* 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 | 58.2 | 14.6 | £42,897 | 7.0% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2021/22 | 56.2 | 15.7 | £45,701 | 20.6% | 0.0% | 10.6 |
| 2022/23 | 60.9 | 14.9 | £45,448 | 16.6% | 0.0% | 8.1 |
| 2023/24 | 59.8 | 16.4 | £50,817 | 14.4% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2024/25 | 60.8 | 16.3 | £52,412 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.2% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 15.5% | 3.3% | 2.9% | 593 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 13.8% | 3.2% | 2.5% | 618 |
| 2015/16 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 11.8% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 653 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.1% | 2.8% | 2.3% | 658 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 11.8% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 711 |
| 2018/19 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 11.8% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 763 |
| 2020/21 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 23.9% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 806 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 33.8% | 4.9% | 6.2% | 809 |
| 2022/23 | 12.3% | 6.8% | +5.5pp | 38.9% | 5.9% | 6.4% | 848 |
| 2023/24 | 11.5% | 6.6% | +5.0pp | 37.0% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 878 |
| 2024/25 | 11.3% | 6.2% | +5.1pp | 36.8% | 5.8% | 5.5% | 900 |
5 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jun 2019 | — | Good |