Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,707.42
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
72.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+0.1%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.6%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good11 February 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
1,712
Capacity
1,620 (106%)
Free school meals
12.2%
English additional lang.
4.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
91.6
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
18.7
Mean salary
£50,691
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
1.1%
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.
22.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25 · 1,348 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 | £10.1m | £9.8m | £7.4m | 73.1% | +£304k | £59k | 0.6% | £5,911 |
| 2022/23 | £11.7m | £10.9m | £7.9m | 67.6% | +£737k | £395k | 3.4% | £6,763 |
| 2023/24 | £11.6m | £11.6m | £8.4m | 72.2% | +£13k | £0 | 0.0% | £6,707 |
Teaching staff
£6.3m
Support staff
£999k
Premises
£668k
Other costs
£2.5m
6.3%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
8.8%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
6.7%
Catering
0.3%
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 | —* | 50.9 | 72.2% | 57.1% | 69.9% | — | 259 |
* 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 | 90.7 | 18.9 | £43,651 | 4.0% | 0.0% | 1.8 |
| 2021/22 | 95.2 | 18.0 | £44,027 | 11.8% | 0.0% | 5.8 |
| 2022/23 | 91.9 | 18.8 | £44,242 | 13.8% | 0.0% | 5.6 |
| 2023/24 | 91.7 | 18.8 | £44,455 | 16.1% | 2.1% | 7.0 |
| 2024/25 | 91.6 | 18.7 | £50,691 | —% | 1.1% | — |
Overall absence
8.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 6.1% | 4.4% | +1.8pp | 16.7% | 5.5% | 0.6% | 1,335 |
| 2014/15 | 6.4% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 17.0% | 5.6% | 0.7% | 1,326 |
| 2015/16 | 5.8% | 4.5% | +1.3pp | 14.5% | 5.1% | 0.7% | 1,296 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | 1,311 |
| 2017/18 | 5.6% | 4.8% | +0.9pp | 12.7% | 4.8% | 0.8% | 1,326 |
| 2018/19 | 5.5% | 4.6% | +0.9pp | 10.6% | 4.5% | 1.0% | 1,326 |
| 2020/21 | 4.7% | 4.5% | +0.2pp | 10.7% | 4.2% | 0.5% | 1,305 |
| 2021/22 | 9.7% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 35.0% | 7.6% | 2.0% | 1,332 |
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% | +3.1pp | 30.4% | 7.7% | 2.2% | 1,341 |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% | +3.0pp | 28.4% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 1,347 |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% | +2.4pp | 22.8% | 6.9% | 1.7% | 1,348 |
11 February 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2014 | — | Outstanding |