Flags
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Per-pupil income
£8,714.3
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
75.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.1%
of income
In-year balance
+1.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 11.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good23 April 2025 · 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
992
Capacity
1,115 (89%)
Free school meals
40.9%
English additional lang.
15.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
61.3
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.2
Mean salary
£52,651
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
31.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.2%
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25 · 993 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 | £6.6m | £5.1m | 78.7% | -£128k | £50k | 0.8% | £6,758 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £7.3m | £5.5m | 73.9% | +£51k | £101k | 1.4% | £7,162 |
| 2023/24 | £8.1m | £7.8m | £5.8m | 71.2% | +£343k | £444k | 5.5% | £7,935 |
| 2024/25 | £8.6m | £8.6m | £6.5m | 75.5% | +£83k | £527k | 6.1% | £8,714 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.4m
Premises
£344k
Other costs
£1.7m
5.4%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
1.5%
ICT
4.9%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
4.6%
Catering
8.7%
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 | —* | 39.7 | 51.0% | 26.2% | 15.4% | — | 149 |
* 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 | 61.3 | 15.0 | £42,179 | 7.9% | 0.0% | 1.0 |
| 2021/22 | 64.9 | 14.7 | £42,974 | 12.1% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2022/23 | 62.4 | 16.5 | £45,238 | 20.4% | 0.0% | 15.0 |
| 2023/24 | 57.3 | 17.8 | £48,283 | 4.2% | 0.0% | 4.9 |
| 2024/25 | 61.3 | 16.2 | £52,651 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
11.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
31.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.2%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.9% | 4.4% | +2.5pp | 20.9% | 5.8% | 1.1% | 880 |
| 2014/15 | 7.2% | 4.5% | +2.6pp | 22.4% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 880 |
| 2015/16 | 7.1% | 4.5% | +2.7pp | 21.4% | 5.6% | 1.5% | 855 |
| 2016/17 | 7.2% | 4.6% | +2.6pp | 24.6% | 5.7% | 1.5% | 817 |
| 2017/18 | 7.7% | 4.8% | +2.9pp | 24.1% | 6.1% | 1.6% | 825 |
| 2018/19 | 8.3% | 4.6% | +3.6pp | 25.7% | 5.4% | 2.9% | 799 |
| 2020/21 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 25.2% | 5.1% | 3.0% | 848 |
| 2021/22 | 15.6% | 7.1% | +8.4pp | 50.8% | 10.6% | 4.9% | 916 |
| 2022/23 | 14.9% | 6.8% | +8.1pp | 43.2% | 9.4% | 5.5% | 1,002 |
| 2023/24 | 15.8% | 6.6% | +9.3pp | 39.1% | 8.9% | 6.9% | 1,000 |
| 2024/25 | 11.4% | 6.2% | +5.2pp | 31.4% | 6.2% | 5.3% | 993 |
23 April 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mar 2023 | — | Requires improvement |