Flags
5
0 high
Per-pupil income
£10,655.45
2024/25
Staff costs % of income
77.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
35.1%
of income
In-year balance
-0.9%
of income
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 33.0%.
Elevated: turnover 16.0%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.5%.
DfE scrutinises reserves above 20% of income. Current level: 35.1%.
Elevated: vacancy rate 6.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good3 December 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
843
Capacity
885 (95%)
Free school meals
58.5%
English additional lang.
27.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
76.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
11.0
Mean salary
£46,928
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
6.1%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
30.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
3.5%
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25 · 872 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 | £7.5m | £6.3m | £4.5m | 59.3% | +£1.3m | £1.7m | 22.0% | £8,688 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £7.0m | £5.1m | 64.2% | +£993k | £2.6m | 33.0% | £9,087 |
| 2023/24 | £8.6m | £8.0m | £6.0m | 69.7% | +£578k | £3.2m | 37.5% | £9,801 |
| 2024/25 | £9.0m | £9.1m | £7.0m | 77.8% | -£77k | £3.1m | 35.1% | £10,655 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£1.2m
Premises
£42k
Other costs
£2.0m
2.0%
Admin staff
0.0%
Energy
0.6%
ICT
2.3%
Premises (total)
0.2%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
4.0%
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 | —* | 40.6 | 53.2% | 32.4% | 55.9% | — | 188 |
* 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 | 68.5 | 12.4 | £36,307 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 3.1 |
| 2021/22 | 69.5 | 12.5 | £37,495 | 14.4% | 1.4% | 9.7 |
| 2022/23 | 69.7 | 12.6 | £38,795 | 5.7% | 1.4% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 74.8 | 11.7 | £40,457 | 16.0% | 2.6% | 5.0 |
| 2024/25 | 76.8 | 11.0 | £46,928 | —% | 6.1% | — |
Overall absence
9.5%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
30.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
3.5%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
6.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.9% | 4.4% | +1.5pp | 16.2% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 519 |
| 2014/15 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.4pp | 17.1% | 1.9% | 4.1% | 481 |
| 2015/16 | 5.5% | 4.5% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 1.7% | 3.8% | 492 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 15.8% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 589 |
| 2017/18 | 5.8% | 4.8% | +1.0pp | 15.8% | 1.3% | 4.4% | 694 |
| 2018/19 | 5.9% | 4.6% | +1.3pp | 17.7% | 1.4% | 4.6% | 802 |
| 2020/21 | 13.8% | 4.5% | +9.3pp | 47.0% | 1.1% | 12.8% | 889 |
| 2021/22 | 10.2% | 7.1% | +3.1pp | 35.4% | 2.3% | 7.9% | 892 |
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% | +3.0pp | 32.4% | 2.8% | 7.0% | 904 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 29.6% | 2.8% | 6.4% | 902 |
| 2024/25 | 9.5% | 6.2% | +3.3pp | 30.3% | 3.5% | 6.0% | 872 |
3 December 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Mar 2016 | — | Good |