Per-pupil income
£7,504.52
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.6%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,121
Capacity
1,103 (102%)
Free school meals
14.0%
English additional lang.
7.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
59.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.8
Mean salary
£49,328
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
18.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.5%
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25 · 913 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 | £6.6m | £4.9m | 73.0% | +£135k | £1.6m | 23.1% | £6,010 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £7.4m | £5.4m | 79.8% | -£647k | £572k | 8.5% | £5,999 |
| 2023/24 | £8.3m | £8.2m | £6.0m | 72.6% | +£108k | £263k | 3.2% | £7,505 |
Teaching staff
£4.6m
Support staff
£863k
Premises
£485k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
8.0%
Premises (total)
0.7%
Supply staff
5.1%
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 | —* | 50.9 | 73.0% | 50.0% | 48.9% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 57.5 | 18.9 | £46,256 | 8.0% | 0.0% | 1.9 |
| 2021/22 | 60.2 | 18.7 | £47,086 | 22.3% | 1.6% | 9.4 |
| 2022/23 | 58.9 | 19.1 | £46,989 | 7.3% | 1.7% | 4.6 |
| 2023/24 | 58.9 | 18.8 | £49,733 | 10.2% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2024/25 | 59.8 | 18.8 | £49,328 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
18.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 8.9% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 914 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.6% | 3.7% | 0.9% | 916 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 915 |
| 2016/17 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 10.7% | 4.2% | 1.1% | 922 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.3pp | 11.0% | 4.2% | 0.9% | 917 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 13.8% | 4.1% | 1.5% | 912 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.4% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 922 |
| 2021/22 | 7.2% | 7.1% | +0.1pp | 16.8% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 929 |
| 2022/23 | 7.0% | 6.8% | +0.2pp | 19.2% | 5.4% | 1.6% | 920 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 15.2% | 5.2% | 1.3% | 914 |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% | +0.7pp | 18.1% | 5.5% | 1.4% | 913 |
4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & 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 Nov 2014 | — | Outstanding |