Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,600.34
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+3.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 12.3%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good26 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,177
Capacity
1,200 (98%)
Free school meals
42.9%
English additional lang.
11.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£47,235
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.0%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25 · 1,258 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 | £7.6m | £6.7m | £5.1m | 67.2% | +£926k | £507k | 6.7% | £6,787 |
| 2022/23 | £8.2m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 68.0% | +£504k | £651k | 8.0% | £7,231 |
| 2023/24 | £9.0m | £8.7m | £6.2m | 68.4% | +£344k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,600 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£941k
Premises
£618k
Other costs
£1.9m
4.9%
Admin staff
1.1%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
3.0%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
3.9%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 57.1% | 39.5% | 28.8% | — | 233 |
* 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 | 52.0 | 21.8 | £41,773 | 5.8% | 0.0% | 1.5 |
| 2021/22 | 57.8 | 19.4 | £40,519 | 26.3% | 1.7% | 5.6 |
| 2022/23 | 59.2 | 19.1 | £43,698 | 22.2% | 3.3% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 61.8 | 19.2 | £47,176 | 22.5% | 3.1% | 10.8 |
| 2024/25 | 65.6 | 17.9 | £47,235 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
12.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 10.2% | 4.4% | +5.9pp | 31.1% | 5.3% | 4.9% | 968 |
| 2014/15 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 24.6% | 5.3% | 2.9% | 950 |
| 2015/16 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 23.7% | 3.9% | 4.3% | 961 |
| 2016/17 | 8.6% | 4.6% | +4.0pp | 25.2% | 4.0% | 4.6% | 987 |
| 2017/18 | 7.9% | 4.8% | +3.2pp | 22.6% | 3.5% | 4.5% | 1,032 |
| 2018/19 | 7.0% | 4.6% | +2.3pp | 18.0% | 3.2% | 3.8% | 1,086 |
| 2020/21 | 9.0% | 4.5% | +4.5pp | 26.0% | 4.1% | 4.9% | 1,169 |
| 2021/22 | 12.9% | 7.1% | +5.8pp | 38.1% | 5.8% | 7.1% | 1,173 |
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% | +5.3pp | 35.0% | 3.9% | 8.2% | 1,194 |
| 2023/24 | 12.5% | 6.6% | +5.9pp | 32.1% | 4.3% | 8.2% | 1,250 |
| 2024/25 | 12.3% | 6.2% | +6.1pp | 31.3% | 6.0% | 6.3% | 1,258 |
26 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 6 Feb 2019 | — | Good |