Per-pupil income
£7,097.01
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,685
Capacity
1,950 (86%)
Free school meals
12.3%
English additional lang.
8.1%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
94.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.9
Mean salary
£52,511
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
2.1%
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.
22.7%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25 · 1,386 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 | £10.9m | £10.9m | £8.8m | 81.1% | -£8k | £535k | 4.9% | £6,023 |
| 2022/23 | £11.3m | £10.6m | £8.2m | 72.8% | +£713k | £643k | 5.7% | £6,511 |
| 2023/24 | £11.9m | £11.1m | £8.6m | 72.8% | +£743k | £654k | 5.5% | £7,097 |
Teaching staff
£6.6m
Support staff
£897k
Premises
£599k
Other costs
£1.9m
7.1%
Admin staff
4.7%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
10.0%
Premises (total)
1.4%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 51.6 | 77.6% | 58.9% | 46.0% | — | 263 |
* 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 | 107.8 | 17.3 | £43,422 | 14.3% | 0.0% | 3.8 |
| 2021/22 | 105.1 | 17.2 | £44,555 | 19.2% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 104.7 | 16.6 | £44,751 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2023/24 | 99.5 | 16.8 | £47,315 | 16.2% | 3.9% | 6.0 |
| 2024/25 | 94.0 | 17.9 | £52,511 | —% | 2.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.1% | 4.4% | +0.8pp | 12.8% | 4.5% | 0.6% | 1,266 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.0% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1,233 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.4% | 3.6% | 0.9% | 1,215 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 14.4% | 3.9% | 1.5% | 1,225 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.3% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,649 |
| 2018/19 | 4.2% | 4.6% | -0.5pp | 8.0% | 3.6% | 0.5% | 1,511 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | 1,363 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 27.7% | 6.8% | 2.0% | 1,377 |
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% | +1.5pp | 26.9% | 6.1% | 2.3% | 1,384 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.9pp | 26.1% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 1,366 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.7pp | 22.7% | 5.8% | 2.2% | 1,386 |
25 February 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |