Per-pupil income
£7,489.88
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
74.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
11.8%
of income
In-year balance
+1.2%
of income
No active flags for this school.
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2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,541
Capacity
1,470 (105%)
Free school meals
6.3%
English additional lang.
26.5%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
100.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.3
Mean salary
£53,520
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
10.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.0%
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25 · 1,218 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 | £10.0m | £10.1m | £7.5m | 75.3% | -£124k | £1.1m | 11.2% | £6,825 |
| 2022/23 | £10.6m | £10.4m | £7.8m | 74.0% | +£186k | £1.1m | 10.7% | £7,071 |
| 2023/24 | £11.5m | £11.3m | £8.5m | 74.5% | +£142k | £1.3m | 11.8% | £7,490 |
Teaching staff
£6.9m
Support staff
£318k
Premises
£532k
Other costs
£2.3m
11.1%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
3.1%
ICT
3.7%
Premises (total)
0.0%
Supply staff
0.3%
Catering
0.9%
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 | —* | 58.1 | 87.5% | 65.8% | 82.5% | — | 240 |
* 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 | 98.0 | 14.5 | £43,572 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2021/22 | 97.7 | 15.0 | £44,691 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2022/23 | 100.1 | 15.0 | £49,334 | 12.8% | 0.0% | 2.2 |
| 2023/24 | 107.3 | 14.3 | £46,973 | 14.5% | 0.0% | 2.1 |
| 2024/25 | 100.6 | 15.3 | £53,520 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.3%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
10.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 3.1% | 4.4% | -1.3pp | 4.4% | 3.0% | 0.1% | 980 |
| 2014/15 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 5.7% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 969 |
| 2015/16 | 3.4% | 4.5% | -1.1pp | 5.2% | 3.1% | 0.3% | 967 |
| 2016/17 | 3.5% | 4.6% | -1.1pp | 5.0% | 3.2% | 0.3% | 974 |
| 2017/18 | 3.6% | 4.8% | -1.1pp | 5.9% | 3.5% | 0.1% | 1,003 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.9pp | 6.0% | 3.6% | 0.2% | 1,047 |
| 2020/21 | 2.6% | 4.5% | -1.9pp | 4.4% | 2.4% | 0.2% | 1,143 |
| 2021/22 | 6.7% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 18.3% | 6.4% | 0.4% | 1,179 |
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% | -0.4pp | 15.1% | 5.8% | 0.7% | 1,215 |
| 2023/24 | 6.0% | 6.6% | -0.6pp | 15.3% | 5.5% | 0.5% | 1,221 |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% | -0.9pp | 10.8% | 5.0% | 0.4% | 1,218 |
11 February 2025 · S5 Inspection
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OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2014 | URN 125302 | Outstanding |