Flags
3
3 high
Per-pupil income
£29,621.85
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.3%
of income
In-year balance
-11.2%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.8%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 11.2% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
285
Capacity
312 (91%)
Free school meals
45.8%
English additional lang.
22.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
49.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
5.8
Mean salary
£58,355
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 208 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 | £6.7m | £6.6m | £5.1m | 75.5% | +£160k | £1.8m | 26.8% | £26,344 |
| 2022/23 | £6.5m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 87.1% | -£517k | £1.3m | 19.7% | £25,730 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.2m | £6.6m | 79.0% | +£184k | £1.5m | 17.5% | £32,080 |
| 2024/25 | £8.4m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 84.8% | -£944k | £529k | 6.3% | £29,622 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£2.6m
Premises
£413k
Other costs
£1.8m
5.0%
Admin staff
3.2%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.8%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
1.8%
Catering
12.1%
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 | —* | 0.3 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — | 36 |
* 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 | 46.7 | 5.5 | £46,702 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 11.5 |
| 2021/22 | 46.6 | 5.5 | £45,796 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 9.6 |
| 2022/23 | 46.9 | 5.4 | £45,259 | 8.5% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 50.2 | 5.2 | £50,931 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 49.0 | 5.8 | £58,355 | —% | 2.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 17.0% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 147 |
| 2014/15 | 8.6% | 4.5% | +4.1pp | 27.1% | 5.7% | 2.9% | 151 |
| 2015/16 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 32.3% | 6.4% | 1.8% | 133 |
| 2016/17 | 9.5% | 4.6% | +4.9pp | 32.0% | 7.2% | 2.3% | 150 |
| 2017/18 | 9.1% | 4.8% | +4.3pp | 32.9% | 6.0% | 3.1% | 152 |
| 2018/19 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 22.7% | 5.0% | 2.2% | 163 |
| 2020/21 | 23.0% | 4.5% | +18.5pp | 85.6% | 20.2% | 2.8% | 167 |
| 2021/22 | 13.3% | 7.1% | +6.2pp | 45.5% | 9.5% | 3.8% | 167 |
| 2022/23 | 13.0% | 6.8% | +6.2pp | 36.6% | 7.3% | 5.8% | 172 |
| 2023/24 | 14.1% | 6.6% | +7.6pp | 38.3% | 6.6% | 7.5% | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1% | 6.2% | +4.9pp | 30.8% | 7.3% | 3.8% | 208 |
25 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2013 | — | Good |