Per-pupil income
£8,215.2
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
65.7%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
13.8%
of income
In-year balance
+12.9%
of income
No active flags for this school.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingOverall grade no longer given from Sep 2024
2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,393
Capacity
1,340 (104%)
Free school meals
22.5%
English additional lang.
24.3%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
87.7
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
15.9
Mean salary
£53,555
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
17.8%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.9%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25 · 1,224 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 | £9.7m | £7.6m | £6.3m | 65.7% | +£2.0m | £994k | 10.3% | £6,713 |
| 2022/23 | £11.0m | £9.9m | £7.2m | 65.3% | +£1.1m | £1.3m | 11.7% | £7,656 |
| 2023/24 | £11.6m | £10.1m | £7.6m | 65.7% | +£1.5m | £1.6m | 13.8% | £8,215 |
Teaching staff
£6.0m
Support staff
£898k
Premises
£682k
Other costs
£1.8m
3.2%
Admin staff
1.9%
Energy
0.5%
ICT
5.0%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
3.1%
Catering
2.1%
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 | —* | 51.4 | 71.1% | 45.7% | 61.2% | — | 232 |
* 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 | 79.8 | 17.8 | £46,863 | 11.9% | 0.0% | 4.3 |
| 2021/22 | 80.3 | 17.9 | £47,044 | 9.0% | 0.0% | 4.4 |
| 2022/23 | 83.7 | 17.1 | £48,080 | 14.8% | 0.0% | 6.7 |
| 2023/24 | 81.4 | 17.3 | £50,294 | 8.7% | 1.2% | 5.7 |
| 2024/25 | 87.7 | 15.9 | £53,555 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
6.2%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
17.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.9%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.5% | 4.4% | +1.1pp | 14.6% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,105 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.2% | 4.0% | 0.9% | 1,116 |
| 2015/16 | 4.8% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 12.6% | 3.9% | 0.9% | 1,110 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.2% | 3.8% | 0.8% | 1,123 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.3pp | 10.1% | 3.8% | 0.7% | 1,142 |
| 2018/19 | 3.8% | 4.6% | -0.8pp | 7.8% | 3.0% | 0.8% | 1,190 |
| 2020/21 | 3.6% | 4.5% | -0.9pp | 7.8% | 3.1% | 0.5% | 1,221 |
| 2021/22 | 6.8% | 7.1% | -0.4pp | 19.7% | 5.8% | 1.0% | 1,231 |
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% | -0.7pp | 16.0% | 4.8% | 1.3% | 1,220 |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% | -0.1pp | 17.8% | 5.0% | 1.5% | 1,217 |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% | -0.0pp | 17.8% | 4.9% | 1.3% | 1,224 |
19 November 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
OutstandingFrom September 2024, Ofsted no longer gives single overall effectiveness grades.
View full report on Ofsted →| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 13 Oct 2011 | URN 102351 | Good |