Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,070.54
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 16.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good18 March 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
510
Capacity
800 (64%)
Free school meals
48.7%
English additional lang.
39.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 14–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
26.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.9
Mean salary
£56,234
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
16.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
58.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
9.4%
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25 · 96 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 | £3.1m | £3.0m | £2.3m | 73.4% | +£25k | £309k | 10.1% | £8,393 |
| 2022/23 | £3.2m | £2.9m | £2.1m | 65.2% | +£254k | £461k | 14.6% | £8,219 |
| 2023/24 | £3.9m | £3.7m | £2.4m | 60.6% | +£237k | £525k | 13.5% | £8,071 |
Teaching staff
£1.9m
Support staff
£126k
Premises
£267k
Other costs
£1.0m
6.9%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
10.5%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
3.3%
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 | —* | 30.3 | 35.0% | 17.5% | 0.0% | — | 40 |
* 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 | 22.4 | 17.5 | £49,638 | 22.3% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2021/22 | 26.2 | 14.0 | £53,622 | 36.6% | 0.0% | 9.1 |
| 2022/23 | 20.9 | 18.4 | £49,833 | 38.3% | 4.6% | 7.9 |
| 2023/24 | 23.9 | 20.2 | £57,099 | 17.4% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 26.9 | 18.9 | £56,234 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
16.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
58.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
9.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017/18 | 13.0% | 4.8% | +8.2pp | 56.1% | 11.3% | 1.7% | 41 |
| 2018/19 | 7.6% | 4.6% | +3.0pp | 31.3% | 5.3% | 2.3% | 48 |
| 2020/21 | 6.9% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 23.9% | 4.1% | 2.8% | 71 |
| 2021/22 | 13.0% | 7.1% | +5.9pp | 55.1% | 7.9% | 5.2% | 69 |
| 2022/23 | 15.5% | 6.8% | +8.7pp | 56.6% | 9.2% | 6.3% | 53 |
| 2023/24 | 13.6% | 6.6% | +7.0pp | 39.7% | 8.5% | 5.1% | 68 |
| 2024/25 | 16.4% | 6.2% | +10.2pp | 58.3% | 9.4% | 7.0% | 96 |
18 March 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 10 Mar 2020 | — | Good |