Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,501.22
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
84.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.8%
of income
In-year balance
-4.5%
of income
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 84.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Elevated: sickness 11.1 days.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 4.5% of income.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good24 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,214
Capacity
1,095 (111%)
Free school meals
19.8%
English additional lang.
2.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
13.9
Mean salary
£46,888
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
24.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.4%
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25 · 1,119 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 | £6.5m | £6.1m | £4.9m | 75.3% | +£391k | £747k | 11.5% | £5,751 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.0m | £5.6m | 75.2% | +£427k | £1.2m | 15.8% | £6,449 |
| 2023/24 | £8.4m | £8.3m | £6.6m | 77.7% | +£132k | £1.3m | 15.5% | £7,205 |
| 2024/25 | £9.1m | £9.5m | £7.7m | 84.1% | -£410k | £895k | 9.8% | £7,501 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£388k
Other costs
£1.5m
7.8%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
5.9%
Premises (total)
0.8%
Supply staff
0.7%
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 | —* | 40.8 | 62.5% | 37.0% | 70.1% | — | 184 |
* 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 | 63.5 | 15.9 | £38,848 | 7.5% | 0.0% | 2.9 |
| 2021/22 | 66.2 | 17.0 | £38,132 | 13.0% | 0.0% | 8.9 |
| 2022/23 | 76.8 | 15.0 | £38,671 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2023/24 | 82.8 | 14.1 | £45,290 | 7.7% | 0.0% | 11.1 |
| 2024/25 | 87.7 | 13.9 | £46,888 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
24.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.4%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.6%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.7pp | 18.4% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 515 |
| 2014/15 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.0% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 429 |
| 2015/16 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 7.9% | 3.4% | 0.5% | 416 |
| 2016/17 | 3.9% | 4.6% | -0.6pp | 5.2% | 3.2% | 0.8% | 427 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 8.9% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 437 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.7% | 3.6% | 0.7% | 655 |
| 2020/21 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 9.6% | 3.5% | 0.8% | 893 |
| 2021/22 | 9.3% | 7.1% | +2.2pp | 27.5% | 6.9% | 2.5% | 1,032 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 28.5% | 7.1% | 2.2% | 1,094 |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% | +1.6pp | 24.5% | 6.1% | 2.1% | 1,085 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 24.5% | 6.4% | 1.6% | 1,119 |
24 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |