Flags
5
1 high
Per-pupil income
£8,567.52
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
80.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.1%
of income
In-year balance
-3.6%
of income
Reserves have fallen in each of the last 3 years, from 5.7% to 0.1%.
Elevated: turnover 17.1%.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 80.6%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.6% of income.
DfE considers reserves below 5% of income a vulnerability indicator. Current level: 0.1%.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,491
Capacity
1,500 (99%)
Free school meals
22.1%
English additional lang.
50.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
95.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£62,827
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
16.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25 · 1,213 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 | £10.2m | £10.3m | £7.7m | 75.5% | -£84k | £821k | 8.0% | £7,139 |
| 2022/23 | £10.7m | £10.9m | £8.4m | 78.9% | -£209k | £612k | 5.7% | £7,340 |
| 2023/24 | £11.8m | £12.0m | £9.4m | 79.1% | -£131k | £482k | 4.1% | £8,020 |
| 2024/25 | £12.8m | £13.2m | £10.3m | 80.6% | -£466k | £16k | 0.1% | £8,568 |
Teaching staff
£7.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£849k
Other costs
£2.1m
5.1%
Admin staff
0.7%
Energy
1.9%
ICT
4.1%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
0.1%
Catering
6.8%
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 | —* | 60.5 | 84.5% | 67.4% | 48.9% | — | 233 |
* 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 | 86.9 | 16.1 | £51,683 | 12.4% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 88.0 | 16.3 | £51,407 | 17.1% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2022/23 | 87.6 | 16.6 | £52,063 | 17.5% | 0.0% | 5.3 |
| 2023/24 | 89.0 | 16.6 | £57,994 | 12.6% | 0.0% | 6.1 |
| 2024/25 | 95.8 | 15.6 | £62,827 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.1%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.9% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.8% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,178 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 12.4% | 3.3% | 1.4% | 1,159 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 12.0% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1,179 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.8% | 3.0% | 1.4% | 1,183 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 10.4% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 1,184 |
| 2018/19 | 4.7% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.8% | 3.2% | 1.4% | 1,200 |
| 2020/21 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 13.8% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,204 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 24.2% | 5.7% | 1.9% | 1,214 |
| 2022/23 | 7.1% | 6.8% | +0.3pp | 20.6% | 5.5% | 1.6% | 1,219 |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% | -0.5pp | 17.7% | 5.0% | 1.1% | 1,215 |
| 2024/25 | 6.0% | 6.2% | -0.2pp | 16.5% | 4.8% | 1.1% | 1,213 |
24 September 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Apr 2017 | — | Outstanding |