Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,525.81
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
28.8%
of income
In-year balance
+6.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 19.9%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.8%.
Most recent Ofsted rated Requires Improvement in: Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Leadership & management.
Quality of education
Requires improvementBehaviour & attitudes
Requires improvementPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Requires improvement8 April 2025 · 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
1,338
Capacity
1,450 (92%)
Free school meals
31.8%
English additional lang.
11.6%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–19
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
92.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
14.4
Mean salary
£50,897
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
28.5%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
7.0%
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25 · 1,260 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 | £8.4m | £7.6m | £5.9m | 69.3% | +£828k | £2.2m | 26.0% | £6,438 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 67.5% | +£935k | £2.7m | 29.2% | £7,026 |
| 2023/24 | £10.2m | £9.6m | £7.1m | 69.2% | +£644k | £2.9m | 28.8% | £7,526 |
Teaching staff
£5.9m
Support staff
£304k
Premises
£380k
Other costs
£2.1m
2.6%
Admin staff
2.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.7%
Premises (total)
4.5%
Supply staff
6.8%
Catering
1.6%
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 | —* | 48.2 | 74.1% | 50.0% | 30.6% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 82.5 | 15.5 | £40,795 | 25.4% | 1.2% | 6.6 |
| 2021/22 | 86.5 | 15.2 | £41,435 | 19.6% | 0.0% | 9.3 |
| 2022/23 | 86.4 | 15.4 | £43,724 | 19.9% | 0.0% | 8.0 |
| 2023/24 | 84.8 | 16.0 | £49,952 | 16.0% | 0.0% | 9.0 |
| 2024/25 | 92.8 | 14.4 | £50,897 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
9.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
28.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
7.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.6% | 4.4% | +0.2pp | 12.7% | 4.2% | 0.4% | 846 |
| 2014/15 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 11.8% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 857 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.5% | 4.2% | 0.6% | 901 |
| 2016/17 | 5.0% | 4.6% | +0.5pp | 13.3% | 4.5% | 0.5% | 939 |
| 2017/18 | 5.3% | 4.8% | +0.6pp | 13.4% | 4.4% | 0.9% | 1,031 |
| 2018/19 | 5.2% | 4.6% | +0.6pp | 11.9% | 4.2% | 1.0% | 1,092 |
| 2020/21 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.3pp | 12.6% | 4.1% | 0.7% | 1,147 |
| 2021/22 | 8.1% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 25.3% | 6.7% | 1.4% | 1,196 |
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% | +1.7pp | 25.6% | 5.9% | 2.6% | 1,214 |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 28.0% | 6.2% | 3.0% | 1,240 |
| 2024/25 | 9.8% | 6.2% | +3.6pp | 28.5% | 7.0% | 2.7% | 1,260 |
8 April 2025 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct 2018 | — | Outstanding |