Flags
3
0 high
Per-pupil income
£9,292.29
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
70.8%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
16.7%
of income
In-year balance
-3.0%
of income
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.0%.
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 3.0% of income.
Elevated: turnover 18.4%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding18 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,031
Capacity
1,100 (94%)
Free school meals
60.8%
English additional lang.
46.8%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–16
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
66.1
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.6
Mean salary
£51,813
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
20.6%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
2.0%
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25 · 1,090 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 | £7.8m | £8.0m | £5.5m | 70.7% | -£215k | £2.1m | 26.9% | £7,901 |
| 2022/23 | £9.1m | £8.9m | £5.8m | 63.9% | +£227k | £2.0m | 22.4% | £9,011 |
| 2023/24 | £9.3m | £9.6m | £6.6m | 70.8% | -£275k | £1.5m | 16.7% | £9,292 |
Teaching staff
£4.5m
Support staff
£1.3m
Premises
£593k
Other costs
£2.4m
5.7%
Admin staff
3.0%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
9.0%
Premises (total)
2.3%
Supply staff
5.2%
Catering
7.2%
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 | —* | 41.9 | 45.8% | 25.0% | 27.4% | — | 212 |
* 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 | 70.4 | 14.0 | £39,161 | 13.6% | 0.0% | 8.4 |
| 2021/22 | 69.8 | 14.2 | £39,168 | 16.9% | 4.1% | 8.7 |
| 2022/23 | 69.0 | 14.7 | £40,324 | 24.6% | 0.0% | 3.5 |
| 2023/24 | 65.4 | 15.3 | £44,864 | 18.4% | 0.0% | 5.1 |
| 2024/25 | 66.1 | 15.6 | £51,813 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
7.8%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
20.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
2.0%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
5.7%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 8.9% | 4.4% | +4.5pp | 28.6% | 4.2% | 4.6% | 742 |
| 2014/15 | 8.1% | 4.5% | +3.6pp | 25.1% | 4.4% | 3.7% | 909 |
| 2015/16 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.1% | 3.3% | 2.6% | 926 |
| 2016/17 | 7.3% | 4.6% | +2.7pp | 23.6% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 961 |
| 2017/18 | 6.1% | 4.8% | +1.3pp | 18.9% | 2.9% | 3.1% | 988 |
| 2018/19 | 6.3% | 4.6% | +1.7pp | 18.2% | 2.9% | 3.4% | 996 |
| 2020/21 | 6.0% | 4.5% | +1.5pp | 16.5% | 2.4% | 3.5% | 1,023 |
| 2021/22 | 8.9% | 7.1% | +1.8pp | 26.7% | 2.4% | 6.5% | 1,035 |
| 2022/23 | 9.6% | 6.8% | +2.8pp | 27.7% | 1.7% | 7.9% | 1,060 |
| 2023/24 | 9.0% | 6.6% | +2.5pp | 22.8% | 1.3% | 7.7% | 1,075 |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% | +1.6pp | 20.6% | 2.0% | 5.7% | 1,090 |
18 March 2025 · Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jan 2023 | — | Requires improvement |