Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,056.16
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.1%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
0.0%
of income
In-year balance
+5.4%
of income
Elevated: turnover 31.4%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good21 January 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
1,011
Capacity
1,020 (99%)
Free school meals
38.8%
English additional lang.
17.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
60.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.7
Mean salary
£50,499
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.0%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.0%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25 · 1,051 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 | £7.2m | £7.4m | £5.3m | 73.3% | -£260k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,117 |
| 2022/23 | £7.4m | £6.9m | £5.1m | 69.5% | +£458k | £0 | 0.0% | £7,479 |
| 2023/24 | £8.2m | £7.7m | £5.6m | 68.1% | +£442k | £0 | 0.0% | £8,056 |
Teaching staff
£4.0m
Support staff
£1.1m
Premises
£418k
Other costs
£1.8m
4.7%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
1.3%
ICT
6.9%
Premises (total)
1.3%
Supply staff
4.1%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 47.0 | 62.7% | 47.0% | 69.2% | — | 185 |
* 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 | 60.0 | 16.4 | £38,612 | 14.9% | 0.0% | 4.8 |
| 2021/22 | 52.0 | 19.3 | £40,620 | 18.5% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2022/23 | 44.0 | 22.5 | £43,048 | 31.4% | 0.0% | 5.9 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 27.1 | £48,050 | 13.4% | 0.0% | 4.2 |
| 2024/25 | 60.4 | 16.7 | £50,499 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.3% | 4.4% | +0.9pp | 14.9% | 3.7% | 1.6% | 597 |
| 2014/15 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.8pp | 20.8% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 600 |
| 2015/16 | 6.3% | 4.5% | +1.9pp | 18.6% | 3.1% | 3.2% | 654 |
| 2016/17 | 6.7% | 4.6% | +2.1pp | 19.0% | 3.3% | 3.5% | 717 |
| 2017/18 | 4.8% | 4.8% | +0.0pp | 13.7% | 1.7% | 3.1% | 804 |
| 2018/19 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 10.6% | 1.9% | 2.5% | 894 |
| 2020/21 | 4.1% | 4.5% | -0.4pp | 11.0% | 2.0% | 2.0% | 1,003 |
| 2021/22 | 8.2% | 7.1% | +1.0pp | 18.6% | 4.4% | 3.8% | 1,032 |
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% | +2.1pp | 23.7% | 3.6% | 5.3% | 1,033 |
| 2023/24 | 8.4% | 6.6% | +1.8pp | 21.8% | 3.9% | 4.5% | 1,053 |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% | +2.0pp | 20.0% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 1,051 |
21 January 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2015 | — | Good |