Flags
1
0 high
Per-pupil income
£8,053.49
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
69.5%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
10.5%
of income
In-year balance
+6.6%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.2%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good1 April 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
1,470
Capacity
1,703 (86%)
Free school meals
28.1%
English additional lang.
5.0%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
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.
19.1
Mean salary
£52,370
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
22.1%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25 · 1,378 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 | £11.4m | £10.5m | £7.8m | 68.2% | +£939k | £1.3m | 11.4% | £6,674 |
| 2022/23 | £9.5m | £9.4m | £6.8m | 71.3% | +£112k | £1.2m | 12.2% | £5,804 |
| 2023/24 | £12.3m | £11.5m | £8.6m | 69.5% | +£814k | £1.3m | 10.5% | £8,053 |
Teaching staff
£5.7m
Support staff
£1.6m
Premises
£707k
Other costs
£2.2m
4.1%
Admin staff
2.3%
Energy
0.7%
ICT
5.2%
Premises (total)
3.2%
Supply staff
6.0%
Catering
0.2%
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 | —* | 50.7 | 75.8% | 55.7% | 11.7% | — | 264 |
* 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019/20 | 104.0 | 16.9 | £41,964 | 15.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 2020/21 | 101.8 | 17.4 | £42,425 | 14.7% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2021/22 | 98.0 | 17.5 | £42,964 | 24.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 2023/24 | 81.7 | 18.8 | £48,377 | 7.8% | 0.0% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 76.8 | 19.1 | £52,370 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
3.4%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.7% | 4.4% | +0.3pp | 11.7% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 1,429 |
| 2014/15 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 11.0% | 3.8% | 0.6% | 1,432 |
| 2015/16 | 4.0% | 4.5% | -0.5pp | 7.9% | 3.4% | 0.6% | 1,432 |
| 2016/17 | 4.4% | 4.6% | -0.2pp | 9.7% | 3.4% | 1.0% | 1,441 |
| 2017/18 | 4.6% | 4.8% | -0.1pp | 10.1% | 3.3% | 1.3% | 1,466 |
| 2018/19 | 4.8% | 4.6% | +0.1pp | 9.4% | 3.2% | 1.6% | 1,475 |
| 2020/21 | 3.9% | 4.5% | -0.6pp | 9.3% | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1,491 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.5% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 1,508 |
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% | +2.4pp | 27.3% | 5.3% | 3.9% | 1,475 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% | +2.0pp | 25.4% | 4.9% | 3.6% | 1,440 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 22.1% | 4.6% | 3.4% | 1,378 |
1 April 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 2022 | URN 137521 | Inadequate |