Flags
1
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,618.67
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
59.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+10.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good7 May 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
1,380
Capacity
1,350 (102%)
Free school meals
35.7%
English additional lang.
4.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
74.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.6
Mean salary
£46,838
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
29.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.6%
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25 · 1,449 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 | £9.6m | £8.3m | £5.7m | 58.7% | +£1.3m | £2.3m | 24.2% | £7,001 |
| 2022/23 | £10.9m | £9.4m | £6.3m | 57.6% | +£1.5m | £3.4m | 31.3% | £7,977 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £10.6m | £7.1m | 59.5% | +£1.3m | £0 | 0.0% | £8,619 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£1.7m
Other costs
£1.8m
3.7%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
0.2%
Premises (total)
2.5%
Supply staff
5.4%
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 | —* | 42.0 | 63.1% | 44.9% | 23.2% | — | 263 |
* 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 | 68.2 | 19.4 | £38,446 | 15.0% | 1.4% | 4.6 |
| 2021/22 | 67.8 | 20.3 | £38,467 | 21.8% | 0.0% | 3.7 |
| 2022/23 | 70.0 | 19.5 | £40,393 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 72.4 | 19.1 | £44,417 | 17.1% | 1.4% | 13.4 |
| 2024/25 | 74.0 | 18.6 | £46,838 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
29.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.6% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 17.0% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 1,119 |
| 2014/15 | 8.0% | 4.5% | +3.5pp | 25.5% | 4.5% | 3.5% | 1,062 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 20.8% | 3.3% | 3.7% | 1,015 |
| 2016/17 | 7.8% | 4.6% | +3.2pp | 24.1% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 1,054 |
| 2017/18 | 9.6% | 4.8% | +4.9pp | 30.0% | 5.5% | 4.1% | 1,140 |
| 2018/19 | 9.0% | 4.6% | +4.3pp | 28.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% | 1,225 |
| 2020/21 | 8.9% | 4.5% | +4.4pp | 27.5% | 5.6% | 3.3% | 1,357 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.6pp | 38.0% | 7.1% | 4.6% | 1,401 |
| 2022/23 | 12.0% | 6.8% | +5.2pp | 37.5% | 6.9% | 5.1% | 1,433 |
| 2023/24 | 12.6% | 6.6% | +6.0pp | 35.1% | 7.2% | 5.4% | 1,433 |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% | +5.5pp | 29.2% | 5.6% | 6.2% | 1,449 |
7 May 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Jan 2018 | — | Good |