Flags
4
1 high
Per-pupil income
£7,778.64
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
74.4%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
6.9%
of income
In-year balance
-0.5%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 10.1%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 3.4%.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement29 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,105
Capacity
1,185 (93%)
Free school meals
33.3%
English additional lang.
21.7%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
57.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
19.2
Mean salary
£47,582
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
3.4%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25 · 967 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 | £6.1m | £5.9m | £4.5m | 73.9% | +£222k | £13k | 0.2% | £6,380 |
| 2022/23 | £6.8m | £6.6m | £4.8m | 70.5% | +£200k | £213k | 3.1% | £6,647 |
| 2023/24 | £7.9m | £7.5m | £5.6m | 70.4% | +£377k | £590k | 7.5% | £7,229 |
| 2024/25 | £8.6m | £8.6m | £6.4m | 74.4% | -£40k | £593k | 6.9% | £7,779 |
Teaching staff
£4.4m
Support staff
£407k
Premises
£625k
Other costs
£1.6m
4.8%
Admin staff
0.8%
Energy
5.0%
ICT
8.5%
Premises (total)
8.3%
Supply staff
1.3%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 40.0 | 50.3% | 32.4% | 7.8% | — | 179 |
* 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 | 55.6 | 16.0 | £42,127 | 20.5% | 0.0% | 5.2 |
| 2021/22 | 52.6 | 18.3 | £45,710 | 13.3% | 0.0% | 11.9 |
| 2022/23 | 56.2 | 18.2 | £44,791 | 30.3% | 0.0% | 7.8 |
| 2023/24 | 54.6 | 20.0 | £47,221 | 26.4% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2024/25 | 57.7 | 19.2 | £47,582 | —% | 3.4% | — |
Overall absence
8.1%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.8%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 13.6% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 758 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 14.0% | 3.5% | 1.7% | 735 |
| 2015/16 | 6.5% | 4.5% | +2.1pp | 17.7% | 4.7% | 1.9% | 747 |
| 2016/17 | 5.4% | 4.6% | +0.8pp | 13.8% | 3.5% | 1.9% | 751 |
| 2017/18 | 5.1% | 4.8% | +0.4pp | 14.4% | 3.3% | 1.8% | 758 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 14.8% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 754 |
| 2020/21 | 8.2% | 4.5% | +3.7pp | 25.7% | 4.0% | 4.2% | 817 |
| 2021/22 | 9.1% | 7.1% | +2.0pp | 29.3% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 866 |
| 2022/23 | 9.1% | 6.8% | +2.3pp | 26.6% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 925 |
| 2023/24 | 10.1% | 6.6% | +3.6pp | 28.7% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 987 |
| 2024/25 | 8.1% | 6.2% | +1.9pp | 20.8% | 4.3% | 3.8% | 967 |
29 October 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvementFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2019 | — | Good |