Per-pupil income
£10,482.73
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
59.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
9.9%
of income
In-year balance
+7.5%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good29 April 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
1,438
Capacity
1,500 (96%)
Free school meals
17.1%
English additional lang.
7.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
80.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.0
Mean salary
£55,514
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.8%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,258 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 | £9.8m | £8.7m | £7.1m | 72.7% | +£1.1m | £1.9m | 19.2% | £7,175 |
| 2022/23 | £10.1m | £10.4m | £7.9m | 77.9% | -£248k | £1.0m | 9.9% | £7,531 |
| 2023/24 | £14.0m | £12.9m | £8.3m | 59.5% | +£1.1m | £1.4m | 9.9% | £10,483 |
Teaching staff
£5.8m
Support staff
£1.7m
Premises
£2.5m
Other costs
£2.1m
5.1%
Admin staff
2.5%
Energy
0.2%
ICT
18.4%
Premises (total)
0.4%
Supply staff
3.4%
Catering
1.4%
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 | —* | 43.2 | 64.1% | 41.4% | 54.3% | — | 256 |
* 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 | 78.7 | 17.0 | £43,388 | 13.2% | 0.0% | 4.1 |
| 2021/22 | 77.9 | 17.5 | £45,819 | 15.7% | 1.3% | 3.3 |
| 2022/23 | 75.0 | 18.0 | £48,393 | 17.1% | 2.6% | 5.7 |
| 2023/24 | 70.7 | 18.8 | £50,839 | 6.2% | 1.4% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 80.1 | 18.0 | £55,514 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.8%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.6% | 4.4% | -0.7pp | 6.7% | 3.3% | 0.3% | 1,027 |
| 2014/15 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 6.6% | 3.3% | 0.4% | 1,059 |
| 2015/16 | 3.8% | 4.5% | -0.7pp | 6.5% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1,084 |
| 2016/17 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 5.6% | 3.3% | 0.5% | 1,118 |
| 2017/18 | 4.1% | 4.8% | -0.7pp | 7.1% | 3.4% | 0.7% | 1,154 |
| 2018/19 | 4.0% | 4.6% | -0.7pp | 7.1% | 3.0% | 1.0% | 1,331 |
| 2020/21 | 3.7% | 4.5% | -0.8pp | 8.7% | 2.8% | 0.9% | 1,380 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.3pp | 20.7% | 5.2% | 1.7% | 1,384 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.8pp | 16.5% | 3.9% | 2.2% | 1,379 |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% | -0.3pp | 17.8% | 3.8% | 2.4% | 1,265 |
| 2024/25 | 7.5% | 6.2% | +1.3pp | 20.4% | 4.8% | 2.7% | 1,258 |
29 April 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Sept 2014 | — | Good |