Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,645.66
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
79.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.9%
of income
In-year balance
-2.1%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 79.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 2.1% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,248
Capacity
1,300 (96%)
Free school meals
6.7%
English additional lang.
6.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
68.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£49,367
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.4%
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25 · 953 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 | £7.1m | £6.9m | £5.6m | 78.9% | +£143k | £1.2m | 16.5% | £5,712 |
| 2022/23 | £7.3m | £7.5m | £6.0m | 81.4% | -£109k | £1.1m | 14.4% | £6,001 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £8.3m | £6.5m | 79.7% | -£173k | £887k | 10.9% | £6,646 |
Teaching staff
£5.0m
Support staff
£478k
Premises
£407k
Other costs
£1.4m
9.9%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
5.6%
Premises (total)
1.2%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
0.5%
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 | —* | 68.5 | 97.8% | 90.3% | 46.2% | — | 186 |
* 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 | 66.8 | 18.6 | £43,675 | 5.6% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2021/22 | 69.7 | 17.7 | £44,171 | 8.4% | 0.0% | 6.9 |
| 2022/23 | 68.5 | 17.9 | £45,897 | 14.2% | 0.0% | 8.7 |
| 2023/24 | 67.8 | 18.0 | £46,451 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2024/25 | 68.8 | 18.1 | £49,367 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.7% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 5.4% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 921 |
| 2014/15 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.5% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 903 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 6.0% | 3.7% | 0.2% | 898 |
| 2016/17 | 3.7% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 4.2% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 905 |
| 2017/18 | 3.8% | 4.8% | -0.9pp | 5.5% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 909 |
| 2018/19 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 5.5% | 3.5% | 0.4% | 919 |
| 2020/21 | 3.5% | 4.5% | -1.0pp | 6.5% | 3.3% | 0.2% | 920 |
| 2021/22 | 7.3% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 16.8% | 6.8% | 0.5% | 925 |
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 10.0% | 5.0% | 0.5% | 927 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.9pp | 13.5% | 5.0% | 0.7% | 948 |
| 2024/25 | 5.0% | 6.2% | -1.2pp | 10.6% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 953 |
20 May 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Oct 2017 | — | Outstanding |