Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,451.97
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
73.0%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.5%
of income
In-year balance
+0.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.9%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,212
Capacity
1,428 (85%)
Free school meals
16.6%
English additional lang.
13.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
65.0
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£48,902
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
19.9%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,081 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 | £5.7m | £5.2m | £3.8m | 67.2% | +£414k | £351k | 6.2% | £6,092 |
| 2022/23 | £6.3m | £6.0m | £4.6m | 72.7% | +£266k | £136k | 2.2% | £6,028 |
| 2023/24 | £7.5m | £7.5m | £5.5m | 73.0% | +£66k | -£335k | -4.5% | £6,452 |
Teaching staff
£4.3m
Support staff
£729k
Premises
£355k
Other costs
£1.6m
5.2%
Admin staff
3.8%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
7.7%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
4.9%
Catering
2.2%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 70.8% | 50.9% | 43.3% | — | 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 | 46.2 | 19.8 | £42,999 | 6.5% | 0.0% | 2.5 |
| 2021/22 | 47.1 | 19.7 | £44,204 | 12.8% | 4.1% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 51.6 | 20.2 | £44,850 | 22.1% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 58.6 | 19.9 | £47,064 | 13.7% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 65.0 | 18.7 | £48,902 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.9%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
19.9%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.0% | 4.4% | +1.6pp | 14.9% | 4.5% | 1.5% | 931 |
| 2014/15 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 12.8% | 4.7% | 1.1% | 929 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 13.5% | 4.6% | 1.1% | 890 |
| 2016/17 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.5pp | 14.6% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 871 |
| 2017/18 | 6.3% | 4.8% | +1.6pp | 16.7% | 5.0% | 1.3% | 839 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 780 |
| 2020/21 | 4.6% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 818 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 17.3% | 5.5% | 1.2% | 822 |
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% | -0.2pp | 15.7% | 5.1% | 1.6% | 911 |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% | +1.3pp | 20.9% | 6.0% | 1.9% | 1,031 |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% | +2.7pp | 19.9% | 6.2% | 2.7% | 1,081 |
4 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Jan 2012 | URN 123259 | Good |