Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,569.28
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good13 May 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
1,230
Capacity
1,250 (98%)
Free school meals
38.0%
English additional lang.
19.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.0
Mean salary
£55,258
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.7%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,107 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 | £7.4m | £7.1m | £5.7m | 76.9% | +£299k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,981 |
| 2022/23 | £8.3m | £7.8m | £6.0m | 72.6% | +£488k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,418 |
| 2023/24 | £9.1m | £8.7m | £6.7m | 74.0% | +£411k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,569 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£359k
Other costs
£1.6m
7.4%
Admin staff
2.7%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
8.6%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
4.2%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 46.3 | 63.9% | 43.9% | 23.4% | — | 205 |
* 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 | 67.9 | 14.8 | £42,329 | 5.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2021/22 | 71.7 | 14.7 | £42,152 | 16.2% | 0.0% | 7.0 |
| 2022/23 | 69.7 | 16.0 | £43,114 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2023/24 | 71.9 | 16.7 | £49,733 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 4.6 |
| 2024/25 | 72.4 | 17.0 | £55,258 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 0.7% | 765 |
| 2014/15 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.4% | 1.1% | 774 |
| 2015/16 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 13.7% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 769 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 773 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 769 |
| 2018/19 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.9% | 4.6% | 0.8% | 793 |
| 2020/21 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.4% | 4.6% | 1.0% | 898 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.4pp | 28.7% | 8.0% | 1.5% | 963 |
| 2022/23 | 8.7% | 6.8% | +1.9pp | 24.8% | 6.7% | 2.0% | 1,024 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 21.7% | 5.6% | 2.3% | 1,079 |
| 2024/25 | 7.9% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 22.9% | 5.7% | 2.2% | 1,107 |
13 May 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2012 | — | Good |