Per-pupil income
£8,258.58
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
76.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
3.6%
of income
In-year balance
+2.7%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,178
Capacity
1,178 (100%)
Free school meals
32.5%
English additional lang.
47.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
71.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.6
Mean salary
£48,767
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.7%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 935 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 | £8.6m | £8.7m | £6.8m | 78.4% | -£101k | £851k | 9.9% | £7,518 |
| 2022/23 | £9.2m | £9.2m | £7.1m | 76.4% | +£73k | £531k | 5.8% | £7,977 |
| 2023/24 | £9.9m | £9.6m | £7.5m | 76.1% | +£269k | £353k | 3.6% | £8,259 |
Teaching staff
£5.5m
Support staff
£934k
Premises
£533k
Other costs
£1.6m
9.1%
Admin staff
1.5%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
3.0%
Catering
1.8%
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 | —* | 42.1 | 56.6% | 37.9% | 23.1% | — | 182 |
* 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 | 84.9 | 13.2 | £43,211 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 7.4 |
| 2021/22 | 81.5 | 14.1 | £43,449 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 8.5 |
| 2022/23 | 79.6 | 14.6 | £45,708 | 15.3% | 0.0% | 6.5 |
| 2023/24 | 76.2 | 15.7 | £48,583 | 20.9% | 0.0% | 8.3 |
| 2024/25 | 71.0 | 16.6 | £48,767 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.1pp | 6.5% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 895 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 9.4% | 3.5% | 1.4% | 910 |
| 2015/16 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 7.8% | 3.0% | 1.8% | 912 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 8.4% | 2.7% | 1.8% | 933 |
| 2017/18 | 5.7% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.0% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 909 |
| 2018/19 | 5.3% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.2% | 3.6% | 1.6% | 913 |
| 2020/21 | 7.7% | 4.5% | +3.2pp | 22.3% | 4.0% | 3.7% | 921 |
| 2021/22 | 7.8% | 7.1% | +0.7pp | 24.6% | 4.8% | 3.0% | 929 |
| 2022/23 | 8.2% | 6.8% | +1.4pp | 27.7% | 5.6% | 2.6% | 942 |
| 2023/24 | 7.0% | 6.6% | +0.4pp | 20.0% | 4.9% | 2.0% | 949 |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% | +0.2pp | 17.8% | 4.7% | 1.7% | 935 |
25 March 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2013 | — | Outstanding |