Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,906.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
63.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+13.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.1%.
Elevated: turnover 40.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 5.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good11 March 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
1,185
Capacity
1,350 (88%)
Free school meals
52.3%
English additional lang.
32.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.8
Mean salary
£45,430
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
5.7%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25 · 1,266 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 | £9.2m | £7.2m | £5.1m | 56.2% | +£2.0m | £9.2m | 100.7% | £7,767 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £8.0m | £5.7m | 60.0% | +£1.5m | £10.3m | 108.4% | £8,236 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £8.8m | £6.5m | 63.6% | +£1.4m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,906 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£458k
Other costs
£1.9m
3.8%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.1%
Premises (total)
3.6%
Supply staff
5.3%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 42.9 | 65.2% | 47.1% | 14.2% | — | 204 |
* 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 | 67.2 | 17.9 | £39,486 | 23.1% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 63.1 | 18.7 | £39,166 | 40.6% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2022/23 | 65.2 | 17.8 | £40,253 | 32.8% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2023/24 | 66.0 | 17.4 | £43,538 | 20.3% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 66.5 | 17.8 | £45,430 | —% | 5.7% | — |
Overall absence
9.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 11.6% | 4.4% | +7.2pp | 35.1% | 6.1% | 5.5% | 928 |
| 2014/15 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 28.0% | 5.0% | 3.1% | 846 |
| 2015/16 | 6.8% | 4.5% | +2.4pp | 23.2% | 4.3% | 2.6% | 954 |
| 2016/17 | 6.8% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.4% | 4.0% | 2.8% | 1,016 |
| 2017/18 | 6.5% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 19.8% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 1,139 |
| 2018/19 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 26.4% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 1,297 |
| 2020/21 | 10.3% | 4.5% | +5.7pp | 29.8% | 6.1% | 4.2% | 1,245 |
| 2021/22 | 11.1% | 7.1% | +4.0pp | 35.2% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 1,264 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.3% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 1,230 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 31.9% | 3.2% | 6.4% | 1,243 |
| 2024/25 | 9.6% | 6.2% | +3.4pp | 28.4% | 4.4% | 5.2% | 1,266 |
11 March 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 |