Flags
3
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,847.17
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
78.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
-5.2%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 5.2% of income.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 78.5%.
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
1,015
Capacity
1,050 (97%)
Free school meals
20.8%
English additional lang.
2.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.5
Mean salary
£47,028
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 839 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 | £6.7m | £6.5m | £5.1m | 75.7% | +£221k | £1.2m | 17.4% | £6,312 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.8m | £5.1m | 71.1% | +£334k | £1.2m | 17.1% | £6,942 |
| 2023/24 | £7.3m | £7.6m | £5.7m | 78.5% | -£374k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,847 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£614k
Premises
£370k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.4%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
4.4%
Premises (total)
0.1%
Supply staff
4.7%
Catering
1.1%
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 | —* | 45.5 | 67.7% | 44.5% | 33.5% | — | 155 |
* 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 | 65.9 | 16.6 | £41,296 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 57.8 | 18.5 | £42,604 | 16.1% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2022/23 | 60.2 | 17.1 | £44,615 | 17.0% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2023/24 | 63.0 | 16.8 | £46,769 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2024/25 | 65.4 | 15.5 | £47,028 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 10.3% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 815 |
| 2014/15 | 5.1% | 4.5% | +0.6pp | 12.7% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 813 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.3% | 4.0% | 0.8% | 821 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.7pp | 13.7% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 856 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 14.2% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 852 |
| 2018/19 | 6.9% | 4.6% | +2.2pp | 19.8% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 859 |
| 2020/21 | 7.0% | 4.5% | +2.5pp | 19.3% | 5.8% | 1.2% | 888 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 36.6% | 9.8% | 1.8% | 877 |
| 2022/23 | 10.4% | 6.8% | +3.6pp | 33.1% | 8.7% | 1.7% | 859 |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% | +2.4pp | 29.6% | 7.3% | 1.6% | 872 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 24.9% | 7.1% | 1.9% | 839 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2013 | — | Good |