Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,551.68
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.9%
of income
In-year balance
+11.7%
of income
Elevated: turnover 21.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
GoodOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
777
Capacity
1,039 (75%)
Free school meals
49.3%
English additional lang.
36.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
47.8
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.3
Mean salary
£54,940
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
23.4%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.7%
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25 · 841 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 | £5.0m | £4.7m | £3.8m | 76.1% | +£315k | £1.0m | 20.1% | £7,364 |
| 2022/23 | £5.7m | £5.2m | £4.1m | 71.0% | +£477k | £1.2m | 20.6% | £7,256 |
| 2023/24 | £7.1m | £6.3m | £4.9m | 69.5% | +£835k | £1.3m | 17.9% | £8,552 |
Teaching staff
£4.9m
Support staff
£0
Premises
£225k
Other costs
£1.1m
0.0%
Admin staff
3.1%
Energy
0.1%
ICT
7.0%
Premises (total)
0.5%
Supply staff
4.0%
Catering
1.0%
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 | —* | 39.1 | 53.7% | 31.5% | 19.8% | — | 162 |
* 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 | 40.4 | 15.2 | £44,785 | 23.8% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2021/22 | 43.0 | 15.9 | £45,205 | 27.0% | 0.0% | 7.9 |
| 2022/23 | 42.4 | 18.6 | £47,735 | 21.2% | 0.0% | 4.5 |
| 2023/24 | 46.6 | 17.9 | £51,633 | 14.6% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2024/25 | 47.8 | 16.3 | £54,940 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.7%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
23.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.7%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.0%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.4% | 4.4% | +1.0pp | 13.9% | 3.1% | 2.3% | 931 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 15.5% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 769 |
| 2015/16 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.8pp | 12.2% | 2.9% | 2.4% | 634 |
| 2016/17 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.2pp | 10.9% | 2.9% | 1.9% | 521 |
| 2017/18 | 4.3% | 4.8% | -0.4pp | 10.0% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 451 |
| 2018/19 | 5.6% | 4.6% | +1.0pp | 15.2% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 512 |
| 2020/21 | 4.2% | 4.5% | -0.3pp | 11.6% | 2.3% | 1.9% | 662 |
| 2021/22 | 7.4% | 7.1% | +0.3pp | 22.6% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 731 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 29.3% | 3.9% | 5.4% | 854 |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% | +2.1pp | 27.1% | 3.2% | 5.5% | 907 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7% | 6.2% | +1.5pp | 23.4% | 2.7% | 5.0% | 841 |
4 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 Sept 2022 | — | Requires improvement |