Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£6,798
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
4.3%
of income
In-year balance
+15.9%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 8.7%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Outstanding10 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
896
Capacity
1,203 (74%)
Free school meals
21.5%
English additional lang.
5.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
52.4
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
17.1
Mean salary
£51,373
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
21.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
5.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25 · 934 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 | £4.9m | £4.5m | £3.9m | 79.0% | +£386k | £608k | 12.4% | £5,968 |
| 2022/23 | £5.6m | £5.5m | £4.3m | 76.7% | +£95k | £318k | 5.7% | £6,373 |
| 2023/24 | £6.1m | £5.2m | £4.2m | 68.5% | +£972k | £261k | 4.3% | £6,798 |
Teaching staff
£3.0m
Support staff
£520k
Premises
£269k
Other costs
£688k
8.6%
Admin staff
1.7%
Energy
1.2%
ICT
4.6%
Premises (total)
1.5%
Supply staff
0.0%
Catering
2.0%
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 | —* | 40.5 | 58.4% | 35.4% | 34.8% | — | 178 |
* 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 | 51.4 | 16.1 | £43,369 | 18.3% | 0.0% | 3.4 |
| 2021/22 | 47.4 | 17.4 | £43,612 | 10.6% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2022/23 | 50.2 | 17.4 | £46,528 | 16.3% | 0.0% | 5.5 |
| 2023/24 | 54.1 | 16.6 | £48,674 | 19.3% | 0.0% | 6.6 |
| 2024/25 | 52.4 | 17.1 | £51,373 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.6%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
21.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
2.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 7.8% | 4.4% | +3.5pp | 26.1% | 7.0% | 0.9% | 628 |
| 2014/15 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 30.0% | 7.0% | 1.1% | 560 |
| 2015/16 | 5.6% | 4.5% | +1.1pp | 13.4% | 4.4% | 1.2% | 806 |
| 2016/17 | 5.7% | 4.6% | +1.1pp | 11.4% | 4.0% | 1.6% | 790 |
| 2017/18 | 5.5% | 4.8% | +0.7pp | 14.4% | 4.0% | 1.5% | 744 |
| 2018/19 | 6.1% | 4.6% | +1.4pp | 13.9% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 754 |
| 2020/21 | 5.4% | 4.5% | +0.9pp | 16.1% | 3.8% | 1.6% | 828 |
| 2021/22 | 9.6% | 7.1% | +2.5pp | 26.2% | 7.0% | 2.7% | 847 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 28.1% | 6.8% | 2.8% | 908 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 23.5% | 5.8% | 2.9% | 925 |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% | +1.4pp | 21.4% | 5.3% | 2.4% | 934 |
10 June 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |