Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,718.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
80.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
35.4%
of income
In-year balance
+7.3%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,120
Capacity
1,330 (84%)
Free school meals
28.3%
English additional lang.
33.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
72.2
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£53,938
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,055 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 | £8.4m | £7.8m | £6.4m | 76.5% | +£585k | £1.9m | 22.5% | £6,742 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.4m | £7.0m | 76.8% | +£653k | £2.7m | 29.6% | £7,313 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £8.9m | £7.7m | 80.6% | +£697k | £3.4m | 35.4% | £7,719 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£552k
Other costs
£619k
7.7%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
4.1%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.4%
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 | —* | 46.8 | 64.6% | 35.9% | 19.8% | — | 192 |
* 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 | 77.0 | 15.7 | £46,840 | 9.3% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 74.0 | 16.8 | £48,137 | 14.6% | 1.3% | 6.3 |
| 2022/23 | 75.3 | 16.5 | £48,670 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2023/24 | 73.6 | 16.9 | £50,396 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2024/25 | 72.2 | 15.5 | £53,938 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 1,065 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 18.5% | 4.8% | 1.5% | 1,072 |
| 2015/16 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 16.2% | 4.2% | 1.5% | 1,045 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.8% | 4.5% | 1.6% | 1,089 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.8pp | 20.1% | 4.7% | 1.8% | 1,106 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 16.6% | 4.0% | 2.0% | 1,080 |
| 2020/21 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.0pp | 20.5% | 4.4% | 2.1% | 1,075 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.7pp | 30.2% | 6.2% | 2.6% | 1,094 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 30.8% | 6.0% | 3.0% | 1,116 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.1pp | 28.3% | 5.2% | 4.4% | 1,139 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 24.7% | 4.7% | 4.3% | 1,055 |
10 December 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27 Jan 2016 | — | Good |