Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,243.1
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
71.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.0%
of income
In-year balance
+7.1%
of income
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Behaviour & attitudes.
Elevated: turnover 22.1%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.8%.
13 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
914
Capacity
1,351 (68%)
Free school meals
43.9%
English additional lang.
48.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
62.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.7
Mean salary
£55,570
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25 · 977 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 | £8.5m | £8.1m | £6.3m | 74.6% | +£321k | £719k | 8.5% | £9,123 |
| 2022/23 | £9.0m | £8.3m | £6.4m | 72.0% | +£665k | £831k | 9.3% | £10,046 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £9.0m | £6.9m | 71.2% | +£683k | £962k | 10.0% | £10,243 |
Teaching staff
£4.7m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£696k
Other costs
£1.4m
5.4%
Admin staff
3.6%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
10.2%
Premises (total)
1.7%
Supply staff
2.1%
Catering
0.6%
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 | —* | 40.4 | 52.1% | 27.9% | 27.3% | — | 165 |
* 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 | 75.3 | 12.8 | £44,944 | 15.9% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 68.3 | 13.6 | £46,306 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 4.0 |
| 2022/23 | 67.8 | 13.2 | £48,788 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 7.5 |
| 2023/24 | 62.2 | 15.1 | £53,589 | 25.6% | 0.0% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 62.0 | 14.7 | £55,570 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.2%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.5% | 4.4% | +2.2pp | 17.2% | 4.0% | 2.6% | 825 |
| 2014/15 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.2% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 803 |
| 2015/16 | 6.7% | 4.5% | +2.3pp | 19.6% | 4.3% | 2.4% | 861 |
| 2016/17 | 6.5% | 4.6% | +1.9pp | 15.8% | 4.0% | 2.4% | 891 |
| 2017/18 | 6.6% | 4.8% | +1.9pp | 16.3% | 4.2% | 2.4% | 931 |
| 2018/19 | 7.1% | 4.6% | +2.5pp | 16.7% | 4.2% | 2.9% | 939 |
| 2020/21 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.3% | 4.1% | 2.3% | 987 |
| 2021/22 | 11.7% | 7.1% | +4.5pp | 38.4% | 7.1% | 4.6% | 995 |
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% | +2.6pp | 29.5% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 928 |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% | +2.3pp | 27.6% | 4.5% | 4.4% | 989 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 22.9% | 5.0% | 3.2% | 977 |
13 March 2023 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 23 Sept 2014 | — | Good |