Flags
5
4 high
Per-pupil income
£7,240.74
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
82.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
7.6%
of income
In-year balance
-6.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 82.7%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.0% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.6%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good26 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,506
Capacity
1,522 (99%)
Free school meals
20.0%
English additional lang.
5.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
86.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.4
Mean salary
£54,036
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.3%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
8.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25 · 1,246 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 | £10.8m | £10.5m | £8.4m | 77.9% | +£311k | £1.2m | 11.3% | £6,900 |
| 2022/23 | £5.8m | £5.5m | £4.1m | 71.9% | +£292k | £1.5m | 26.6% | £3,670 |
| 2023/24 | £11.3m | £12.0m | £9.4m | 82.7% | -£676k | £858k | 7.6% | £7,241 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£1.8m
Premises
£674k
Other costs
£2.0m
6.1%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
4.3%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
4.5%
Catering
1.2%
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 | —* | 45.0 | 64.3% | 45.5% | 12.7% | — | 244 |
* 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 | 97.6 | 15.9 | £43,368 | 6.3% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 94.6 | 16.5 | £43,536 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 5.4 |
| 2022/23 | 91.0 | 17.3 | £42,926 | 21.0% | 0.0% | 8.2 |
| 2023/24 | 90.0 | 17.4 | £47,663 | 16.4% | 0.0% | 9.2 |
| 2024/25 | 86.5 | 17.4 | £54,036 | —% | 2.3% | — |
Overall absence
10.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
8.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.4% | 4.4% | +2.0pp | 18.7% | 4.9% | 1.5% | 1,001 |
| 2014/15 | 5.9% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 16.4% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 996 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.3% | 4.7% | 0.8% | 1,010 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 4.2% | 0.7% | 1,112 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 4.3% | 0.8% | 1,222 |
| 2018/19 | 4.9% | 4.6% | +0.3pp | 13.7% | 4.3% | 0.6% | 1,238 |
| 2020/21 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 15.7% | 4.4% | 1.3% | 1,240 |
| 2021/22 | 9.5% | 7.1% | +2.3pp | 27.8% | 7.6% | 1.9% | 1,252 |
| 2022/23 | 9.0% | 6.8% | +2.2pp | 25.5% | 6.8% | 2.2% | 1,269 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 26.1% | 7.7% | 2.4% | 1,246 |
| 2024/25 | 10.6% | 6.2% | +4.4pp | 28.1% | 8.0% | 2.6% | 1,246 |
26 November 2024 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |