Flags
2
0 high
Per-pupil income
£7,580.6
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
68.2%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
17.0%
of income
In-year balance
+4.3%
of income
Elevated: turnover 17.6%.
National average is approximately 6.2%. Current level: 9.1%.
Quality of education
GoodBehaviour & attitudes
GoodPersonal development
GoodLeadership & management
Good12 November 2024 · 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
1,328
Capacity
1,250 (106%)
Free school meals
23.4%
English additional lang.
3.2%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
82.5
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£51,224
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.
22.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
6.1%
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25 · 1,210 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 | £8.4m | £7.8m | £6.1m | 72.1% | +£613k | £1.2m | 14.5% | £6,126 |
| 2022/23 | £9.3m | £8.5m | £6.3m | 68.3% | +£788k | £1.7m | 18.1% | £6,718 |
| 2023/24 | £10.4m | £9.9m | £7.1m | 68.2% | +£447k | £1.8m | 17.0% | £7,581 |
Teaching staff
£5.4m
Support staff
£899k
Premises
£637k
Other costs
£2.2m
5.3%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
2.0%
Supply staff
5.0%
Catering
0.1%
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 | —* | 43.2 | 58.5% | 38.0% | 48.5% | — | 229 |
* 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 | 78.1 | 17.1 | £42,310 | 11.6% | 0.0% | 1.7 |
| 2021/22 | 76.0 | 18.0 | £42,277 | 10.7% | 1.3% | 6.1 |
| 2022/23 | 80.8 | 17.1 | £45,235 | 17.6% | 0.0% | 6.8 |
| 2023/24 | 83.5 | 16.4 | £47,910 | 12.2% | 1.2% | 7.5 |
| 2024/25 | 82.5 | 16.1 | £51,224 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
8.0%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
22.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
6.1%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
1.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 5.0% | 4.4% | +0.6pp | 12.3% | 3.8% | 1.2% | 1,061 |
| 2014/15 | 4.9% | 4.5% | +0.4pp | 14.0% | 3.8% | 1.1% | 1,054 |
| 2015/16 | 4.5% | 4.5% | +0.1pp | 10.3% | 3.5% | 1.0% | 1,080 |
| 2016/17 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 8.3% | 3.3% | 1.0% | 1,077 |
| 2017/18 | 4.9% | 4.8% | +0.1pp | 10.8% | 3.6% | 1.3% | 1,115 |
| 2018/19 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 10.1% | 3.5% | 1.2% | 1,132 |
| 2020/21 | 5.0% | 4.5% | +0.5pp | 12.2% | 3.6% | 1.4% | 1,171 |
| 2021/22 | 10.1% | 7.1% | +2.9pp | 31.6% | 7.8% | 2.3% | 1,220 |
| 2022/23 | 10.3% | 6.8% | +3.5pp | 31.5% | 7.7% | 2.6% | 1,213 |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% | +2.6pp | 25.6% | 6.7% | 2.4% | 1,206 |
| 2024/25 | 8.0% | 6.2% | +1.8pp | 22.3% | 6.1% | 1.9% | 1,210 |
12 November 2024 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2010 | URN 122866 | Good |