Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,075.71
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.9%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 4.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 September 2024 · 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
1,726
Capacity
1,720 (100%)
Free school meals
28.2%
English additional lang.
15.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
20.8
Mean salary
£48,530
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
4.6%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
26.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25 · 1,618 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 | £10.0m | £9.2m | £6.6m | 66.2% | +£753k | £4.1m | 41.2% | £6,163 |
| 2022/23 | £11.2m | £11.0m | £7.5m | 67.1% | +£238k | £3.9m | 34.3% | £6,766 |
| 2023/24 | £12.1m | £12.0m | £8.5m | 70.0% | +£116k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,076 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.5m
Premises
£850k
Other costs
£2.7m
4.1%
Admin staff
1.0%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
2.3%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
1.4%
Catering
10.0%
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 | —* | 47.9 | 70.3% | 44.4% | 29.7% | — | 279 |
* 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 | 73.8 | 21.4 | £38,976 | 14.9% | 1.3% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 80.9 | 20.0 | £38,764 | 24.2% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 78.7 | 21.1 | £41,405 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 7.7 |
| 2023/24 | 81.4 | 21.1 | £45,308 | 14.3% | 2.4% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 82.8 | 20.8 | £48,530 | —% | 4.6% | — |
Overall absence
9.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
26.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.1pp | 17.9% | 3.8% | 2.7% | 1,024 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 15.8% | 3.7% | 2.1% | 1,021 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 15.4% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 1,048 |
| 2016/17 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 15.9% | 3.2% | 1.9% | 1,103 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 15.2% | 3.3% | 2.1% | 1,207 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.2% | 2.8% | 2.5% | 1,298 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 23.4% | 4.6% | 3.5% | 1,400 |
| 2021/22 | 11.8% | 7.1% | +4.6pp | 37.1% | 7.2% | 4.6% | 1,472 |
| 2022/23 | 12.1% | 6.8% | +5.3pp | 34.2% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 1,520 |
| 2023/24 | 10.3% | 6.6% | +3.8pp | 28.6% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 1,573 |
| 2024/25 | 9.9% | 6.2% | +3.7pp | 26.8% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 1,618 |
24 September 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Mar 2014 | — | Outstanding |