Flags
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Per-pupil income
£8,793.95
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
1.2%
of income
In-year balance
+1.8%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good5 November 2024 · 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
881
Capacity
850 (104%)
Free school meals
43.0%
English additional lang.
0.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
48.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.1
Mean salary
£51,130
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.9%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25 · 907 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 | £6.4m | £4.5m | 69.3% | +£46k | £421k | 6.5% | £7,274 |
| 2022/23 | £7.1m | £6.8m | £4.9m | 68.8% | +£311k | £415k | 5.9% | £7,845 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.7m | £5.3m | 67.7% | +£144k | £93k | 1.2% | £8,794 |
Teaching staff
£3.7m
Support staff
£925k
Premises
£1.2m
Other costs
£1.2m
5.5%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
1.6%
ICT
4.0%
Premises (total)
1.9%
Supply staff
1.9%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 37.9 | 58.5% | 29.2% | 10.5% | — | 171 |
* 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 | 52.2 | 16.8 | £40,330 | 20.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 2021/22 | 48.0 | 18.6 | £40,887 | 2.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 2022/23 | 50.4 | 17.9 | £44,380 | 16.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 46.9 | 19.0 | £47,815 | 9.6% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2024/25 | 48.6 | 18.1 | £51,130 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.7pp | 13.3% | 3.9% | 1.2% | 826 |
| 2014/15 | 5.7% | 4.5% | +1.2pp | 14.7% | 4.3% | 1.4% | 818 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.5% | 3.3% | 1.1% | 814 |
| 2016/17 | 4.5% | 4.6% | -0.1pp | 11.4% | 3.4% | 1.1% | 830 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.8pp | 14.2% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 823 |
| 2018/19 | 6.0% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 14.8% | 3.8% | 2.3% | 865 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 13.4% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 904 |
| 2021/22 | 10.4% | 7.1% | +3.2pp | 31.7% | 6.7% | 3.6% | 908 |
| 2022/23 | 10.7% | 6.8% | +3.9pp | 30.2% | 6.0% | 4.7% | 934 |
| 2023/24 | 11.4% | 6.6% | +4.8pp | 30.0% | 6.6% | 4.8% | 928 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 21.6% | 5.9% | 3.9% | 907 |
5 November 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Jun 2022 | — | Requires improvement |