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Per-pupil income
£9,967.82
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
60.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+21.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 February 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
717
Capacity
1,150 (62%)
Free school meals
57.1%
English additional lang.
60.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
51.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.0
Mean salary
£52,408
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.9%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
36.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25 · 683 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 | £6.8m | £5.3m | £4.3m | 63.4% | +£1.4m | £99k | 1.5% | £8,645 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £5.5m | £4.5m | 62.8% | +£1.6m | £103k | 1.4% | £8,696 |
| 2023/24 | £7.7m | £6.0m | £4.7m | 60.8% | +£1.7m | £0 | 0.0% | £9,968 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£753k
Premises
£62k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.7%
Admin staff
2.8%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.5%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
3.2%
Catering
2.3%
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 | —* | 38.4 | 50.4% | 35.3% | 69.7% | — | 119 |
* 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 | 51.8 | 15.7 | £43,017 | 31.1% | 1.9% | 6.4 |
| 2021/22 | 46.6 | 16.8 | £45,310 | 32.5% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2022/23 | 45.6 | 17.9 | £47,589 | 24.1% | 4.2% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.6 | 16.3 | £50,345 | 18.9% | 9.5% | 7.9 |
| 2024/25 | 51.2 | 14.0 | £52,408 | —% | 1.9% | — |
Overall absence
10.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
36.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.2% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 10.8% | 1.9% | 3.3% | 915 |
| 2014/15 | 6.1% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 15.0% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 924 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.6pp | 16.8% | 1.9% | 4.2% | 919 |
| 2016/17 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 15.0% | 2.1% | 3.9% | 896 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.5pp | 18.5% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 858 |
| 2018/19 | 8.0% | 4.6% | +3.4pp | 26.4% | 3.0% | 5.0% | 850 |
| 2020/21 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 25.4% | 5.3% | 2.7% | 729 |
| 2021/22 | 10.0% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 35.6% | 4.6% | 5.4% | 720 |
| 2022/23 | 10.1% | 6.8% | +3.3pp | 38.7% | 4.1% | 6.1% | 744 |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% | +2.8pp | 33.2% | 4.0% | 5.4% | 731 |
| 2024/25 | 10.4% | 6.2% | +4.1pp | 36.2% | 4.9% | 5.5% | 683 |
4 February 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2015 | — | Good |