Per-pupil income
£9,048.13
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
57.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
14.9%
of income
In-year balance
+16.8%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding22 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
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OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,849
Capacity
1,410 (131%)
Free school meals
7.3%
English additional lang.
16.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
121.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.2
Mean salary
£53,441
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
8.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.9%
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25 · 1,421 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 | £11.5m | £11.9m | £9.0m | 78.3% | -£427k | £1.2m | 10.8% | £6,558 |
| 2022/23 | £14.7m | £12.6m | £9.2m | 62.5% | +£2.0m | £1.0m | 7.1% | £8,043 |
| 2023/24 | £16.7m | £13.9m | £9.5m | 57.0% | +£2.8m | £2.5m | 14.9% | £9,048 |
Teaching staff
£7.6m
Support staff
£541k
Premises
£966k
Other costs
£3.4m
7.9%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
6.2%
Premises (total)
-0.2%
Supply staff
0.5%
Catering
3.6%
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 | —* | 64.9 | 91.7% | 82.6% | 87.7% | — | 276 |
* 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 | 119.5 | 14.2 | £40,156 | 9.9% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 123.4 | 14.2 | £40,076 | 15.4% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2022/23 | 118.6 | 15.4 | £44,702 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 1.6 |
| 2023/24 | 119.5 | 15.5 | £44,407 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2024/25 | 121.8 | 15.2 | £53,441 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
4.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
8.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.3% | 4.4% | -1.1pp | 4.6% | 3.0% | 0.3% | 1,125 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 5.5% | 3.4% | 0.3% | 1,126 |
| 2015/16 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 4.4% | 2.8% | 0.4% | 1,146 |
| 2016/17 | 3.4% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 4.2% | 2.9% | 0.5% | 1,163 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.2pp | 4.3% | 3.0% | 0.6% | 1,190 |
| 2018/19 | 3.6% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 4.7% | 3.1% | 0.4% | 1,246 |
| 2020/21 | 3.3% | 4.5% | -1.2pp | 5.3% | 2.6% | 0.7% | 1,336 |
| 2021/22 | 5.3% | 7.1% | -1.8pp | 9.9% | 4.1% | 1.3% | 1,367 |
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% | -1.4pp | 9.2% | 3.9% | 1.6% | 1,407 |
| 2023/24 | 5.0% | 6.6% | -1.5pp | 7.6% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,404 |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% | -1.5pp | 8.2% | 3.9% | 0.8% | 1,421 |
22 October 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Sept 2013 | URN 125312 | Outstanding |