Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,340.44
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
67.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
5.0%
of income
In-year balance
+9.2%
of income
Elevated: turnover 25.4%, vacancy rate 8.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good15 October 2024 · 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
1,177
Capacity
1,082 (109%)
Free school meals
20.2%
English additional lang.
18.4%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
63.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.5
Mean salary
£49,805
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
25.2%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.1%
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25 · 1,000 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 | £8.2m | £7.8m | £5.7m | 68.9% | +£424k | £695k | 8.5% | £5,961 |
| 2022/23 | £8.9m | £8.1m | £6.0m | 66.8% | +£860k | £786k | 8.8% | £6,666 |
| 2023/24 | £9.6m | £8.7m | £6.5m | 67.1% | +£891k | £481k | 5.0% | £7,340 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£842k
Premises
£710k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.0%
Admin staff
1.8%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.3%
Premises (total)
3.5%
Supply staff
0.9%
Catering
2.8%
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 | —* | 43.8 | 66.2% | 42.4% | 36.7% | — | 210 |
* 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 | 68.6 | 19.7 | £40,886 | 10.9% | 0.0% | 2.8 |
| 2021/22 | 67.8 | 20.3 | £42,120 | 23.6% | 0.0% | 7.3 |
| 2022/23 | 69.1 | 19.4 | £44,213 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 3.9 |
| 2023/24 | 69.0 | 19.0 | £44,668 | 25.4% | 8.0% | 3.9 |
| 2024/25 | 63.6 | 18.5 | £49,805 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
25.2%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 4.3% | 0.7% | 848 |
| 2014/15 | 6.2% | 4.5% | +1.7pp | 15.9% | 5.3% | 0.9% | 888 |
| 2015/16 | 5.3% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 13.6% | 4.5% | 0.8% | 921 |
| 2016/17 | 5.1% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.4% | 4.1% | 1.0% | 975 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 13.5% | 4.5% | 1.2% | 999 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 11.6% | 4.5% | 0.7% | 1,073 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 8.5% | 3.6% | 0.8% | 1,136 |
| 2021/22 | 8.8% | 7.1% | +1.6pp | 24.7% | 7.0% | 1.8% | 1,139 |
| 2022/23 | 9.3% | 6.8% | +2.5pp | 25.4% | 6.6% | 2.7% | 1,148 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.5pp | 26.6% | 7.0% | 3.1% | 1,087 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 25.2% | 5.1% | 3.5% | 1,000 |
15 October 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2013 | URN 118907 | Outstanding |