Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£12,522.19
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
62.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.5%
of income
Elevated: turnover 15.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
Quality of education
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Good1 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
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OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
588
Capacity
900 (65%)
Free school meals
52.6%
English additional lang.
81.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
43.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.4
Mean salary
£61,061
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.
27.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 624 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 | £5.3m | £5.6m | £3.4m | 63.2% | -£235k | £637k | 12.0% | £6,833 |
| 2023/24 | £8.5m | £7.8m | £5.3m | 62.1% | +£631k | £0 | 0.0% | £12,522 |
Teaching staff
£3.8m
Support staff
£231k
Premises
£248k
Other costs
£2.3m
5.2%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
19.4%
Premises (total)
3.1%
Supply staff
2.8%
Catering
2.5%
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 | —* | 50.8 | 72.2% | 54.3% | 41.4% | — | 162 |
* 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 | 56.4 | 14.0 | £53,889 | 11.7% | 0.0% | 3.0 |
| 2021/22 | 54.2 | 14.4 | £53,809 | 22.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 55.2 | 13.9 | £53,151 | 16.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 51.2 | 13.2 | £56,529 | 15.6% | 0.0% | 6.4 |
| 2024/25 | 43.8 | 13.4 | £61,061 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
27.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 12.6% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 832 |
| 2014/15 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.5% | 2.7% | 2.3% | 798 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 11.8% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 774 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 10.4% | 3.2% | 1.1% | 887 |
| 2017/18 | 4.7% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.2% | 3.1% | 1.6% | 807 |
| 2018/19 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 12.8% | 3.4% | 1.7% | 798 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.3% | 3.0% | 1.2% | 846 |
| 2021/22 | 6.1% | 7.1% | -1.0pp | 17.9% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 847 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.3pp | 27.6% | 5.3% | 2.8% | 802 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.2pp | 24.4% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 728 |
| 2024/25 | 9.0% | 6.2% | +2.8pp | 27.9% | 4.8% | 4.3% | 624 |
1 April 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov 2013 | URN 102777 | Good |