Flags
3
2 high
Per-pupil income
£7,308.3
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.6%
of income
In-year balance
+3.3%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.4%.
Elevated: turnover 25.0%, sickness 9.0 days.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Personal development.
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
858
Capacity
750 (114%)
Free school meals
29.1%
English additional lang.
6.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
40.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
21.1
Mean salary
£50,345
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 909 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 | £5.0m | £4.7m | £3.5m | 71.3% | +£219k | £304k | 6.1% | £6,321 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.3m | £3.9m | 68.7% | +£425k | £304k | 5.3% | £6,932 |
| 2023/24 | £6.4m | £6.2m | £4.5m | 70.8% | +£210k | £298k | 4.6% | £7,308 |
Teaching staff
£3.1m
Support staff
£854k
Premises
£397k
Other costs
£1.3m
4.5%
Admin staff
5.0%
Energy
0.3%
ICT
9.7%
Premises (total)
3.8%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 47.4 | 66.0% | 56.3% | 44.4% | — | 144 |
* 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 | 41.6 | 17.9 | £39,698 | 12.0% | 0.0% | 2.6 |
| 2021/22 | 41.4 | 18.9 | £40,838 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 7.6 |
| 2022/23 | 42.6 | 19.4 | £43,615 | 9.4% | 0.0% | 11.4 |
| 2023/24 | 43.6 | 20.2 | £47,258 | 25.0% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 40.6 | 21.1 | £50,345 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.8% | 4.4% | +0.4pp | 9.5% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 570 |
| 2014/15 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 597 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.2% | 3.0% | 2.4% | 631 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.1% | 3.2% | 2.1% | 651 |
| 2017/18 | 7.0% | 4.8% | +2.3pp | 19.3% | 4.0% | 3.0% | 678 |
| 2018/19 | 5.8% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 13.7% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 701 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 9.9% | 2.9% | 1.8% | 769 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.8% | 4.8% | 4.1% | 795 |
| 2022/23 | 9.5% | 6.8% | +2.7pp | 27.7% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 847 |
| 2023/24 | 10.4% | 6.6% | +3.9pp | 29.7% | 3.7% | 6.7% | 898 |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% | +1.1pp | 22.0% | 3.9% | 3.5% | 909 |
2 November 2022 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
Requires improvementLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2013 | — | Good |